In Jan. 2015, Michael Dickson tagged along with a friend to a punting camp in Sydney, Australia. Less than four years later, the Seahawks rookie's improbable rise has landed him in a competition for a roster spot.
Michael Dickson punted his first American football in January 2015.
Less than eight months later, he started for the Texas Longhorns in a nationally televised game inside Notre Dame Stadium.
And that’s not even the improbable part.
Consider, first, that Nathan Chapman — the head punting coach for “Prokick Australia,” a program that trains prospective punters for the college and NFL levels — organized an assessment camp in Sydney, Australia, in part to scout Oscar Bradburn, the current Virginia Tech punter.