Arizona Cardinals star Budda Baker was just as stumped as the rest of the NFL world when the father of Green Bay Packers draft pick Lukas Van Ness showed up to slap his son’s girlfriend’s butt. .
The moment Thursday night went viral, and All-Pro security stepped in.
«Ok, ok, ok… look, if my dad touched my lady on draft night or anytime, I’m checking it out! ESPECIALLY if she’s still with my mom. Maybe it’s just me, I didn’t grow up with my dad so maybe that…» Baker tweeted Friday. «Yeah, too! There’s nothing wrong with being a day 2 guy! He Just Works!»
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Iowa defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness answers questions from the media during the NFL Scouting Combine on March 1, 2023, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Green Bay selected Van Ness with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 draft. The Iowa standout and his family celebrated being called by name. Cameras at the Van Ness home caught his father patting Lukas’ girlfriend, Frankie Kmet, on the butt. Kmet is the sister of Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet.
The Packers’ selection came after the team traded Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets in one of the biggest trades of the offseason.
Before the draft, Baker offered advice for the next crop of rookies. Baker was a second-round pick of the Cardinals in 2017.
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Arizona Cardinals No. 3 Budda Baker makes a catch during warmups before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on November 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)
«In honor of all these preliminary predictions… when I was coming out of my real junior year, I got a letter from the NFL telling me that they thought I should go back to school for another year. Which meant they thought I wouldn’t be drafted anytime soon. the first 4 rounds,» he wrote last Monday.
«The biggest drawbacks were my size and durability … fast-forwarding through the draft, the Cardinals selected me with the 36th pick in the second round. Not only did they draft me early, I also made All Pro special teams my rookie year and attended my first pro bowl. Fast forward 6 years…
«Keep working hard no matter what anyone says. The highest of the high and the lowest of the low…just work. Hard work always pays off. Persistence pays off. It gets addictive. Never sit down.» comfortable. That’s when they catch up! Brain Food Monday!!»
Arizona Cardinals number 3 Budda Baker reacts as he walks onto the field before an NFL football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks at State Farm Stadium on November 6, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Van Ness was a standout defensive lineman for the Hawkeyes the past two seasons.
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In 2021, he played in all 13 games and had 33 total tackles, 8.5 for loss, and seven sacks. He also had a pass defensed. In 2022, Van Ness played in all 13 games and had 37 total tackles, including 10.5 for loss and six sacks. He was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2022.