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Amid constant shouts and chatter from coaches, a play is called and No. 75 breaks from the huddle.
Sweat pouring from his face, the linebacker watches the snap, finds the ball carrier and pulls him to the ground. A whistle sounds to signal the play is dead.
But No. 75 never heard a sound. He’s deaf.
Lorenzo Lewis, 14, a stout Hixson High School freshman, plays like any other linebacker despite being deaf since he was 3.