GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Getting cut after just one week on the New York Giants' practice squad did nothing to dampen Kyle Sebetic's spirit for football.

If anything, it fueled it.

Last fall, the native of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was getting ready to put his biology degree from the University of Dayton to use. He was planning to start a job in the lab of a local hospital when the Giants, who had cut him at the end of training camp, called him back to their practice squad.

A week later, he was gone.

But he never went back to the hospital job.

"That kept me motivated and kept me in the game," Sebetic said in a phone interview Thursday, one day after he signed with the Green Bay Packers. "So I kept training."

Sebetic, who originally signed with the Giants last June, said the Giants had to release him from the practice squad after only a week because of a rash of injuries at other positions. There was talk he would be re-signed after the season, but it didn't happen. Still, he kept training and when the NFL announced it would hold a veteran combine in Arizona, it offered another opportunity to perform in front of NFL scouts and general managers.

Sebetic said that after Sunday's combine workout he talked to several teams who showed interest and told him they timed him in the 4.4 range for the 40-yard dash, but the Packers didn't call until two days later. He drove to Green Bay on Tuesday night, took a physical on Wednesday and was offered a contract.

Like the Giants, who moved Sebetic from cornerback before training camp last summer, the Packers see the 6-foot, 197-pounder as a safety. He believes he's better prepared for that position switch this time around.

"The whole process in general was a little tough for me just because I was a late signing to begin with," Sebetic said. "I missed the first three weeks of OTAs, so they brought me in a little late and I had to learn everything at an accelerated pace. But once I got into the playbook and knew I was going to be playing safety and learning from the other safeties, I was able to pick it up very quick."

He also said veteran safeties Antrel Rolle and Quintin Demps helped him with the position switch.

"I had a lot of help from Antrel Rolle, who did a similar thing," Sebetic said. "He was a corner in college and got moved to safety when he made it to the pros, so he was able to help me out a lot with that. Quintin Demps, he kind of mentored me a little bit and looked out for me. So it was good to have guys help me out."

Now, he's in a new situation even though it's a somewhat familiar environment. Like most kids from Wisconsin, he grew up idolizing the Packers and has been to several games at Lambeau Field.

His grandparents even own shares of stock in the Packers.

"They’re losing their minds right now," he said.