It's a dream come true for 13-year-old Mo Gaba, who is battling cancer for the fourth time.
Baltimore Ravens superfan Mo Gaba got the surprise of a lifetime on Wednesday morning.
The blind 13-year-old boy, who is battling cancer for the fourth time, will reportedly announce the Ravens’ fourth-round pick on Saturday -- the first person ever to announce an NFL draft pick in Braille.
The middle school student regularly calls in to the Baltimore sports radio station 98 Rock.
When Gaba called Wednesday morning to talk about the NFL draft picks, host Keith Mills had a surprise for his friend: Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was also on the line.
Meet our friend, Mo.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 24, 2019
Mo will become the first person ever to announce an NFL draft pick in Braille. pic.twitter.com/5nMPpifA8t
"We've heard about this guy named Mo, who has incredible insight into the Ravens, and what we do and how good we're going to be. And we heard he's one of our very, very biggest fans," Harbaugh said on the show. "And we have an announcement to make: we're inviting Mo to announce our fourth round draft pick at our draft fest event at the Inner Harbor. What do you think about that Mo?"
"Really? I've never done that before," Gaba responded, shocked. "I would like to do that, yeah."
Could this be the beginning of a sports broadcasting career for Gaba?
"It's going to start this week," he told Habaugh.
Im so glad I had the opportunity to meet and photograph this little guy last month. Very happy for him... https://t.co/PFvI6wWS0f
— Shawn Hubbard (@shawn_hubbard) April 24, 2019
Habaugh told Gaba they'd send a car to pick him and his mom up to attend the event -- they'd get lunch and the entire red-carpet treatment.
"You're going to be the first person in the history of the NFL to announce a draft pick written on a card in Braille. How amazing is that going to be?" Harbaugh asked.
Gaba, who has reportedly been blind since he was 9 months old, responded with an epic "Whoa."
Grab some tissues and watch the exchange below:
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