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