'I didn't name him captain because he's deaf. I named him captain because the kids rally around him like nothing I've ever seen before.'
Devin Holmes, a 17-year-old football captain who was born deaf, dominates on the field at Bloomfield High School in Michigan and is headed to play the sport collegiately next year.
"He's extremely honest, sincere, hardworking, extremely passionate about football, about his team and about his school," Loria told"Good Morning America" of the high school senior."I didn't name him captain because he's deaf. I named him captain because the kids rally around him like nothing I've ever seen before."
"They have chosen to learn ASL to better communicate with me," he said."My teammates also created gestures to give me better focus during practice and while playing the game." Holmes, who stands 6-feet-tall and weighs 285 pounds, has played football since he was 12 years old. This is his second year as a starter on the defensive line.
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