>> reporter: derrick coleman, living a boy's dream, playing in the nfl for the seattle seahawks. he didn't start playing football until seventh grade, because his mom really didn't want him to. >> just a normal kid. i was just going out trying to play football. >> reporter: the dream of making it to the pros began in high school. there he was ranked the number two fullback in the nation by espn. >> i wasn't really thinking about it so much until maybe my senior year. going out and playing hard. i just wanted to play. >> reporter: next stop, ucla where he was a running back for four years. his college career ended with a degree in political science. and now the 23-year-old is showing his versatility as a fullback for the seahawks. scoring his first touchdown in the pros earlier this season. he's gotten this far with lots of hard work, and by overcoming something only two other players in the entire nfl have. he is legally deaf. the result of a rare genetic