Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf has been learning American Sign Language (ASL) to bring awareness to the ASL community. He invited his sign language teacher to watch him play in Nashville in Week 16. Metcalf expressed that he took up sign language to challenge himself and shed light on a community that he felt was unseen and forgotten about.
ICYMI: DK Metcalf explained why he took up sign language this year: "I get to challenge myself to learn something new, and also just to bring light to a community that I didn't know felt unseen, felt like they were being forgotten about." https://t.co/JVGu3poL4X
ICYMI ---- from @ShaneMLantz: Seahawks WR DK Metcalf ‘trying to learn something new’ with ASL https://t.co/7x1vlHhevf via @seattletimes
From @ShaneMLantz: Seahawks WR DK Metcalf ‘trying to learn something new’ with ASL https://t.co/7x1vlHhevf via @seattletimes
.@dkm14 is bringing awareness to the ASL community with his touchdown celebrations. 💙 He even invited his sign language teacher to see him play in Nashville in Week 16. 👏 https://t.co/Q1QFzv9lQT
D.K. Metcalf explained the heartwarming story behind him learning ASL for NFL trash talk https://t.co/Dqs0j1xGsQ