How a blind fifth-grade football player inspires teammates with what he can see
They call him 'Vision' because Isaiah can see the big picture
Fifth-grader Isaiah Bingham "shined," his coach said, in his first youth football season at nose tackle as he continued to not let blindness limit him.
“I wanted to play football because I knew it would be fun,” Isaiah said. “My mom, she didn’t want me to play at first but then she realized I was good at the sport.”
His teammates call him "Vision," because they could see that Isaiah has a view of the big picture and wasn't going to let his compromised eyesight deter him.
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