RENTON, Wash. — If Tony McDaniel finds his way onto the 53-man Seattle Seahawks roster at the end of the preseason he will owe an assist to Snapchat.

The rugged run-stopping defensive tackle went through his first practice with the Seahawks on Tuesday after signing with the team, a process that all started due to some happenstance.

Injuries have thinned Seattle’s defensive line depth during training camp. And McDaniel has been without a home after playing last season in Tampa Bay following two seasons with the Seahawks.

It just happened that McDaniel’s agent realized via a Snapchat post a few days ago that his client was in Washington — about two hours east of Seattle, in Leavenworth, Washington, doing some “hiking and kayaking.”

“My agent saw me on Snapchat and realized I was in Washington so he decided to contact the Seahawks and asked them to bring me in for a workout,” McDaniel said. “That’s how that happened. It’s amazing how you can use social media to help you out.”

— From wire reports