Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman and his team is hosting the defending NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers on January 19 in Seattle, but Coleman's journey in life is even more impressive as he lets God pave his way.

The NFL's version of the final four occurs this Sunday and is also highlighted by Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos as they battle a worthy adversary in legendary QB Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Denver.

The winners of both games decide which teams will advance to the Super Bowl on February 2 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. If Coleman wins his team will face the winner of Broncos/Patriots AFC Championship game if they can defeat 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick this Sunday.

Since Coleman was officially deemed deaf at the age of 3-years-old, he learned how to play football through lip reading and hearing aids as a youngster growing up in California. After a terrific high school career, he dominated college ball after he attended UCLA.

"My freshman year at Oregon, it got so loud that I literally turned off my hearing aids," said Coleman to ESPN three years ago. "I didn't move until the ball was snapped, and then I just read our quarterback Kevin Craft's lips. The only thing I didn't hear was the whistle. But I guess that that makes you work even harder because you don't stop."

His UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel spoke to ESPN regarding Coleman's audible range.

"Derrick has overcome his disability in such a way that no one even notices it's a disability," said Neuheisel to ESPN. "He comes and grabs you on the shoulder to make sure you look at him. He'll tell you what you said when you're on the sideline 35 yards away because he can read lips."

In the 2012 NFL Draft, 253 players were selected, and he was not chosen out the 253 players selected to the NFL. However, he did not let that stop him from pursuing his goal.

He joined the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad in 2012 but did not make the team. Later that year, the Seahawks invited him to their practice squad. When Coleman joined the team, he was the first officially deaf offensive player in NFL history. He has played in 12 out of 16 games this season, and his biggest moment came in December against the New Orleans Saints when he received a tipped pass from teammate Russell Wilson in the end zone and scored his first career NFL touchdown.

"That's just the way I approach my life," said Coleman to FOX Sports. "Every day I wake up and I get a chance. I always say that God blessed me this morning and I can do what I do. Our time in this world is very limited. It can be gone now or it can be gone later so I take advantage of every opportunity I have whether it's playing football, working or whatever. I'm just a happy guy."