Few stories this week at Super Bowl XLVIII are as inspiring as that of Seattle fullback Derrick Coleman, who is the first deaf player to take the field on offense in National Football League history.
Coleman, who has been deaf since he was three years old, is the subject of a Duracell advertisement and also gained media attention when he traded letters with a deaf fan from New Jersey on Twitter.
Ahead of the game on Sunday, out Scott Graham had a chance to sit down with Coleman to talk about his journey to the NFL.
(Listen to Derrick Coleman’s interview with Scott Graham)
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