It may seem like Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman was destined to become a playmaker in the NFL now, but there was a time when his chances of even surviving were remarkably low.

In a recent Youtube documentary film about Coleman’s life and journey to the NFL, Tevin’s father Wister revealed that Coleman was born prematurely, three months early and weighing just three pounds at birth. A doctor told Wister that his chances of surviving were around 20 percent:

He was born premature, you know, three pounds. And the doctor, gave him kind of a 20 percent survival rate. So, he was in the incubator for quite a while. And, we prayed a lot because we are a praying family and the Lord brought him through, and based on that I gave him the name Rock.

Among the other things we learned about Coleman, he actually played nose tackle in his first football game.

The video includes some incredible insight. Some of it is NSFW, but you can watch the full story here.