RENTON — What was an already nomadic NFL path for Tyler Ott took a particularly unexpected turn in January, 2017.
Five days before the Seahawks were to host a playoff game against Detroit, Ott signed on as a replacement for injured long snapper Nolan Frese.
And that meant that Ott — who had played in only four NFL games to that point — would suddenly be in position where one big mistake, or one great snap, could decide the season for a bunch of other players he barely knew. He’d had a workout with the Seahawks a few months prior but otherwise had had no real contact with the team until he was called and told he was needed.