Inside Michael Dickson’s improbable journey from Sydney to the Seahawks

Seahawks punter Michael Dickson during their first preseason game of 2018 against the Indianapolis Colts at CenturyLink Field. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)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…