As part of their "Trust Your Power" campaign, Duracell recently released a new commercial featuring the story of Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman, who made it to the NFL despite being legally deaf since age 3.
Coleman overcame the obstacles, played college ball at UCLA, and kept his NFL dream alive despite being undrafted in 2012. Coleman's hard work finally paid off when he signed with the Seahawks this season and made the 53-man roster.
Coleman's inspiring story has now been seen over 2.5 million times on Youtube, so it definitely seems to be striking a cord with viewers. Regardless of whether you are a Seahawks fan or not, it will be hard not to root for Coleman after watching this.
Video via OfficialDuracell. H/T LBS.
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