Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman may claim he’s "nobody special" but to the millions of people who know his life story, he’s an inspiration.
"I’m just a guy who has hearing aids and wanted to play football and found a way to do it," Coleman, 23, told NBC News.
As the first deaf offensive player in the NFL, his tough road to the big leagues was featured in a Duracell ad that’s been viewed more than 5.6 million times on YouTube.
Read it all (if you have time for the video it is very enjoyable).
"I’m just a guy who has hearing aids and wanted to play football and found a way to do it," Coleman, 23, told NBC News.
As the first deaf offensive player in the NFL, his tough road to the big leagues was featured in a Duracell ad that’s been viewed more than 5.6 million times on YouTube.
Read it all (if you have time for the video it is very enjoyable).
