Huddle Up! How Accessibility Scored a Touchdown in Football History

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. A time that reminds me of turkey, parades, and even American football…Do you know why football players huddle? Well, it started when two football teams whose players were deaf were playing against each other. At the time, they realized that each team could read each other’s signs, which would give away the team’s play. So that is when they would begin to huddle to hide their signs and therefore, their plays from the other team.

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