Derrick Coleman

First Deaf Offensive Player in the NFL; Fullback for the Atlanta Falcons

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Derrick Coleman Biography

Coleman became deaf when he was three years old. He attended Troy High School in Fullerton, California, and then went on to play college football for UCLA. He worked with an audiologist from the third grade until he graduated from high school.

Coleman went undrafted and was then signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings on April 28, 2012. He was waived by the Vikings in August of that same year.

Coleman was signed by the Seattle Seahawks in December 2012. He made the 2013 season cut after the fourth preseason game and thus was added to the 53-man roster. In week one's game between the Seahawks and the Carolina Panthers, Coleman had three catches for 30 yards. Derrick Coleman scored his first NFL touchdown on December 2, 2013 on Monday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints off of a ricochet ball from Kellen Davis. Coleman was a part of the Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII championship team.

In January 2014, Coleman was featured in a widely praised commercial for Duracell batteries. The commercial inspired twin sisters Riley and Erin Kovalcik, who also wear hearing aids, to write him a letter of support. After exchanging letters, Coleman and Duracell decided to invite the Kovalcik family to watch the Super Bowl game in person on February 2, 2014.

On October 15, 2015, Coleman was suspended indefinitely after an arrest on hit and run charges, but the suspension was lifted on October 19, after a team investigationOn March 21, 2017, Coleman signed with the Atlanta Falcons.

On March 21, 2017, Coleman signed with the Atlanta Falcons.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/26/2024.

Derrick Coleman Speaking Topics

  • Push through the Excuses!

    Overcoming the odds/adversity

Derrick Coleman Videos

  • Derrick Coleman Commercial Duracell Commercial NFL - YouTube
  • Super Bowl 2014: Seattle Seahawks' Derrick Coleman Makes Fans ...
  • Super Bowl 2014: Seahawk's Derrick Coleman First Legally Deaf ...

Derrick Coleman Books

  • No Excuses: Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams
    No Excuses: Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams

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