Mo Gaba, 13, a three-time cancer survivor who has been blind since he was just 9 months old, will soon make history as the first person in to read an NFL draft pick in Braille.
When the Baltimore Ravens got wind of an inspiring young fan, who regularly discusses the team with a local sports radio station, head coach John Harbaugh found the perfect way to include him in the team's upcoming NFL draft selection.
"We heard about this guy named Mo that has incredible insights into the Ravens and what we do and how good we're gonna be and we heard he's one of our very biggest fans," Harbaugh said."We're inviting Mo to announce our fourth round draft pick at our draft fest event at the Inner Harbor."What?! Really? I've never done that before," a surprised and excited Mo said."I'd like to do that, yeah.
The Ravens told ABC News that they first heard about Mo through the radio show and a local news story in March, which highlighted Mo's incredible bond with a resource officer at his middle school. Harbaugh said the team will"roll out the red carpet" for Mo and his mom, who will attend the draft day event at Baltimore's inner harbor on Saturday,"just like one of our draft picks."
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