{"id":35068,"date":"2017-02-09T17:56:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T23:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=35068"},"modified":"2017-02-09T17:59:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T23:59:32","slug":"woodrow-wilson-high-school-partially-deaf-football-recruit-announces-college-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/02\/09\/woodrow-wilson-high-school-partially-deaf-football-recruit-announces-college-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodrow Wilson High School: Partially Deaf Football Recruit Announces College Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Partially Deaf Football Recruit Announces College Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Todd L. Davis<\/p>\n

February 1, 2017<\/p>\n

A partially-deaf North Texas high school football player will take the next step toward fulfilling his dream of playing college football when he signs his National Letter of Intent Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Woodrow Wilson High School’s Darrion “Speedy” Green announced his commitment to Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf in Washington D.C. The 3-star recruit was also considering SMU, New Mexico and New Mexico State.<\/p>\n

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“I want to open the door for the deaf community,” he said. “We have the opportunity to go to the next level.”<\/p>\n

Green inexplicably lost his hearing before his second birthday. He wears hearing aides when he plays, but his teammates met him halfway by learning some basic sign language.<\/p>\n

“Our entire team kind of understands colors in American Sign Language [and] some formations in American Sign Language,” Woodrow Wilson football coach Bobby Estes said.<\/p>\n

Estes said it was evident early on that Green, who began receiving attention from Division I after his junior year, was special.<\/p>\n

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Green verbally committed to New Mexico last June 27.<\/p>\n

During his senior season, the dynamic dual-threat rushed for 1,482 yards and 14 touchdowns on just 136 carries \u2014 a whopping 10.9 yards per carry. He added 10 tackles, 1 interception and 8 passes defended as a cornerback.<\/p>\n

“We knew we had an athlete on our hands,” Estes said.<\/p>\n

As impressive as Green is on the field, his coach said it’s what he is off the field that makes him impressive.<\/p>\n

“His example is you don’t hold anything back,” Estes said. “And that’s what makes him great.”<\/p>\n

Follow Darrion Green via Twitter:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeedyGreen6<\/a><\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/sports\/Partially-Deaf-Football-Recruit-to-Announce-College-Commitment-412389033.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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