A CBS News story reports: Of all the thousands of draft hopefuls on NFL scouts’ radars this fall, none has had a more interesting college career than Adham Talaat.

You probably have never heard of Talaat or the school he plays for, Gallaudet University, a Division III school in Washington D.C. with an amazing history. Gallaudet, founded by Abraham Lincoln in 1864, is the only university in the world that serves the deaf and hard of hearing. (The deaf community does not like reading or seeing “hearing impaired” or “handicapped” or people that suffer from hearing loss, according to a Gallaudet spokesman.) The school also is credited with inventing the football huddle in the 1890s. This fall, the Bison (9-1) are having their best season in its 149 years of existence and will play in the NCAA postseason for the first time in school history. Adham Talaat (pronounced Add-him TAL-at) is a big reason why.

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