Hearing-impaired twins write heartfelt letter to deaf Seahawks NFL player Derrick Coleman

Derrick Coleman is a true testimony to someone who once told him that he could never do something; and is now proving the world wrong. Coleman was told as a child that he would never be able to play football, and now he is playing NFL football.

Coleman, who is legally deaf, is a fullback who plays for the Seattle Seahawks that will be going to the Super Bowl Feb.2. He is also the first legally deaf offensive player in the history of NFL.

"Being deaf, being hard of hearing is who I am, so I'm not going to let someone else come in here and say 'Oh, you're deaf,' " he said in an interview with ABC News. "That's who I am. It made me who I am today."

Coleman, 23 has not only inspired little boys who probably dream of playing professional football one day, but also twin sisters, Riley and Erin Kovalcik, from Roxbury, New Jersey.

9-year-old Riley wrote the heart melting letter to Coleman, telling the fullback that she and her identical twin sister, Erin, was also hearing impaired.

The girls father, Jake Kovalcik, tweeted the tear maker letter to Coleman after it was written, with the comment: "@Seahawks @DC2forlife you've inspired my little girls in a way I never could. THANK YOU! #Seahawks #SuperBowlXLVIII."

The letter says: "Dear, my insperation (sic) Derrick Coleman, I know how you feel. I also have hearing aids. Just try your best. I have faif (sic) in you." She continued, "Derrick good job on January (20th) game. GO Seattle seahawks!"

She even mentions the things that they have in common. "Here are the things we have in comen. I where two hearing aids. I love sports. Other things are I'm a identcal twin and my twin where's one hearing aid too!"

According to the Daily Mail, the Seahawks retweeted Riley's letter and the Kovalcik family were in shock, as fans wrote and retweeted the twins.

Jake the twins father said that, "Riley and Erin just sat there with my phone, watching, and they were like "oh my god dad, you went viral," laughing in excitement.

He also said that he just wanted Coleman to know the impact he'd had on people's lives.

"I just wanted to show him what he had done. He inspired my daughters but it's a great thing he's doing not just for hearing impaired kids or kids with other disabilities, he's showing all kids that if you work hard and you dedicate yourself whatever deficiencies you have, you can be great. I wanted to thank him."

Jake is married to his wife Tracy, and they also have a five-year-old son, Aiden.

According to People, the Los Angeles native lost most of his hearing at age 3 due to a genetic condition, in which he was told to quit playing football numerous times by coaches or always picked last during try outs.

Coleman gives credit to his mother, May Hamlin, who encouraged him and helped him out with pursuing his dream by making unique ways for Coleman hear. In the ABC interview, Coleman stated: "She would tape hearing aids to the inside of his helmet using Hanes pantyhose, which helped cut down on feedback."

Coleman also learned to read lips, which helps him now understand play calls, and always waits on the football to move, before he makes his move. It is noted that the Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will also sometimes turn toward Coleman to let him know of any last-minute play changes.

Head coach Pete Carroll doesn't worry too much about Coleman's disability, he told the Seattle Times it's "really not even something that we deal with."

Coleman also said to ABC: "You can always make something work if you really put your mind to it. You can definitely achieve it and that's why when people say I can't do something, I know that I probably can."