Derrick Coleman in an inspiring Duracell Commercial 'Trust Your Power'
Deaf Seahawks Fullback Derrick Coleman featured in an inspiring commercial of Duracell which urges the people to trust their power.
In the inspiring ad, Coleman said he was bullied and picked last when he was young for his disability. When he was undrafted for NFL, everyone told him it was over.
"But I've been deaf since I was three, so I didn't listen" says Coleman in the ad.
Coleman was diagnosed with hearing impairment at the age of 3 and since then, he had used a hearing aid and some lip reading ability to understand others.
This hearing disability did not stop him, instead, he adapt when he start as a running back in high school and UCLA.
Coach Rich Neuheisel, former UCLA head told FOXSports.com that there was no time that Coleman came to him to ask for assistance or made an excuse for his hearing disabilities.
He became a fullback at Seattle Seahawks December 2012. He had played 12 games during the 2013 regular season.
His first career touchdown happened during the Monday night showdown against New Orleans Saints.
"I don't hear it at the same level, which plays to my advantage," Coleman says at NFL.com
Crowds are cheering and in full roar for him but he admit that he can't clearly hear them. This helps him to worry less about the noise and focus a little more.
"I'm not worried about noise because I already have a hard time hearing. I'm just focused a little more. In terms of the vibe and the feeling of the fans and all that, I feel exactly the same. I just don't have to worry about the noise."
Football has been his sport since seventh grade and he is grateful to play to its highest level.
"Ever since I can remember, I always played sports. Most people would say I wouldn't succeed, but I proved them wrong by finding ways to make it work -- by finding ways that helped me hear and put me in a position to succeed", Coleman at CNN.
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