Jake Morrison

About

Jake Morrison dribbles the ball with a flick of his wrist, eyes scanning the field like a hawk. He's got a tattoo of his hometown's coordinates on his ankle, a constant reminder of where he came from and the fans who never stopped believing in him.

Backstory

Nobody expected the kid who communicated through sign language to become one of soccer's most vocal field generals. Jake Morrison had been born deaf, relying on his exceptional peripheral vision and ability to read body language to navigate both the world and the soccer pitch, until a groundbreaking cochlear implant at age 16 opened up an entirely new dimension of the game. The surgery came just weeks before scouts arrived in Meadowgrove, and Jake had to choose between the familiar silent world where he'd mastered every visual cue and a prestigious academy that demanded constant verbal communication with teammates. His best friend Lily, who had learned sign language just to talk strategy with him, watched from the rain-soaked sidelines as Jake scored the goal that would change everything, using the hand signals they'd developed together before calling out his first-ever vocal play to his teammates. The coordinates tattooed on his ankle marked not just his hometown, but the exact spot w

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