Coleman is the first legally deaf offensive player in the NFL Derrick Coleman walks the red carpet at the 2014 Starkey Hearing Foundation So The World May Hear Gala on July 20, 2014 in St. Paul ...

Derrick Coleman is a fullback for the Seattle Seahawks. He scored his first touchdown in the NFL on December 2, 2013. He’s also the first legally deaf offensive player in the NFL.

Coleman is the only athlete in NFL history to play offense, despite the fact he is legally deaf. Now, he’s getting ready to break one more barrier -- the Super Bowl.

Derrick Coleman has been essentially deaf since he was a toddler. That didn't stop the Seattle Seahawks fullback from achieving his lifelong dream to play in the NFL.

Seattle backup fullback Derrick Coleman has seen vastly increased media attention since his Duracell ad debuted earlier this month. Here's some of what he had to say at NFL Media Day today about ...

Coleman is only the third hearing impaired player to ever make it to the NFL. He said it was not always his dream to make it to the NFL, but to be able to do anything he sets his mind to.

Derrick Coleman is back in the NFL, this time in a front office capacity. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports Tuesday that the former fullback Coleman has landed a job with the Green Bay Packers.