Marcedes Lewis’ one and only visit as a free agent came in Green Bay, but even the veteran tight end can admit he wasn’t certain he’d sign with the Packers right away.

That was, of course, until he got into the locker room and started chatting with Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Graham.

Lewis explained the whole process of deciding to sign with the Packers after practice Thursday.

“As you know, I got a raw deal in Jacksonville. I took a month off, just training back at home, and another week to assess what I wanted to do and where I wanted to play,” Lewis said. “There was a handful of teams calling every day. The Packers were pretty persistent.”

The Jaguars cut Lewis on March 20, a month or so after picking up his contract option for 2018. Meanwhile, the Packers signed Graham on the first day of free agency but did little else at the position, including during the draft.

The Packers’ patience eventually paid off, and Rodgers and Graham sealed the deal when they met with Lewis during his visit to Green Bay last week.

“This was the only place I took a trip to. I took my trip. Aaron was here, in the locker room. I started talking to him. Started talking to Jimmy, and then I kind of made my decision that day,” Lewis said. “It was weird, because when I came down here, I wasn’t expecting to sign anything. I was just coming down here to get a feel. But once I saw Aaron and Jimmy, it was a no-brainer after that.”

Lewis said he knew Graham before signing with the Packers. The two should give the offense a versatile duo of tight ends, with Lewis providing a more traditional in-line option and Graham giving the Packers a unique receiving weapon all over the field.

The flexibility of the two veterans should provide formational deception and passing game mismatches.

“You put a linebacker on (Graham), it’s probably not a good idea. And if you sleep on me, it’s not a good idea neither,” Lewis said.

Last season, Lewis caught five touchdown passes and finished as the top run-blocking tight end at Pro Football Focus.

He thinks Green Bay’s new tight end combination could “take things to another level” for the Packers offense.

“I’ll be on the other side of Jimmy, doing some good things,” Lewis said. “It’s going to be trouble out there.”