While his team is on deck for this weekend’s NFC championship game, we bet there’s one thing you didn’t realize about a member of the super successful Seattle Seahawks. One of the team’s major players is the first legally deaf offensive player in the NFL.
In a new Duracell commercial, 23-year-old Seahawks Fullback Derrick Coleman is offering up some inspiration. He has overcome losing his sense of hearing at a very young age, and is a prime example of how to Trust Your Power.
In the new inspirational campaign from the battery company, we see Derrick suffering through setbacks all of his life due to his deaf disability–bullying, obvious communication difficulties with coaches and teammates, and even losing out in the NFL Draft.
But he pushed on, worked his ass off to get into the NFL undrafted, and carried on. And now, he’s flourishing on a team who’s a serious Superbowl contender.
“They told me it was over. But I’ve been deaf since I was 3. So I didn’t listen….”
Inspirational lesson: When you think your job or life is hard, there’s someone else who is making “harder” happen…with less. So, what’s your excuse?
