Miami 5th-grader Caroline Masia won an NFL-sponsored Super Bowl essay contest by writing about hearing for the first time when she received a Cochlear implant. But not everyone is happy about the 11-year-old's victory in the Winning Moments contest. Following posts on deaf blogs against celebrating her changed life, Masia's mother tells NBCMiami, "People in the deaf community are very split and emotions run very high on both sides of the issue. We are used to this by now, but it still always shocks you. Many people in the Deaf community believe we mutilated her." Caroline will serve as a reporter for NFL.com and participate in Super Bowl activities. Here is video on the story from NBCMiami. (no captions).
