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The Baltimore Ravens unveiled a new section of M&T Bank Stadium dedicated to Mo Gaba, a huge Ravens fan who lost his battle with cancer earlier this year at the age of 14. ìMoís Rowsî as it is being called is on the corner of one end zone and is filled with 575 cutouts of Gaba. The Ravens are also highlighting the ìMOî in the ìBALTIMOREî lettering in the end zone as a tribute to the courageous young fan. The Ravens said the decision to add ìMoís Rowsî was made after receiving many requests from fans to incorporate pictures of Mo in the fan cutouts that will appear in the lower seating bowl of the stadium. Team said in a statement that the section ìserves as a tribute to the young fan who, with his positive outlook and zest for life, captured the hearts of countless Baltimoreans.î Moís mother Sonsy Gaba was given a sneak preview of ìMoís Rowsî and presented with a cutout of herself so that she could sit at her sonís side in the stands. Sonsy Gaba also had the opportunity to help paint the ìOî in the end zone. A day before he passed away, an exhibit featuring Mo Gaba opened in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, displaying the Braille draft card that Gaba used to read Baltimoreís 2019 4th round draft pick. It was the first time in NFL history that a draft pick was announced using Braille. Walking into the rows of purple seats at the Baltimore Ravens’ stadium, a mother saw a sea of repeating cardboard faces. Sonsy Gaba covered her masked face when she saw hundreds of images of her son, Mo, who was a Ravens superfan. The 14-year-old lost his battle with cancer in July. Section 146 of M&T Bank Stadium is filled with 575 cutouts of Mo, the Ravens said in a statement. One other special cutout joined him: his mother, who had been by his side throughout it all. “It’s just hard to believe that my son left behind a legacy and just him being himself,” Gaba said in a video posted online by the Ravens. “He did nothing out of the ordinary and what he did in 14 years of his life, like, I can’t help but be proud of him.” Come Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, fans will get to see the section and a specially decorated end zone, with the M and O in Baltimore painted in gold to stand out. The section was officially dubbed “Mo’s Rows,” the team said in a statement. The rows of Mo will stay until fans attend and after that the team is looking for a way to represent him when fans return, the team said. It “serves as a tribute to the young fan who, with his positive outlook and zest for life, captured the hearts of countless Baltimoreans,” the team said. Gaba, who battled cancer four times and was born blind, made headlines last year when he became the first person to announce an NFL draft pick using a draft card written in Braille. The teen was a regular caller to Baltimore sports radio stations. His big invite to announce the pick came after calling into sports station 98 Rock in April 2019 to discuss the draft. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was on the line and invited Gaba to announce the team’s fourth-round draft pick later that week. Harbaugh promised to roll out the red carpet for the superfan. “What? Really? I’ve never done that before,” the teen said with a big smile on his face. “I would like to do that, yeah.” Gaba is excited for Sunday’s game, when Mo gets his name in the end zone for everyone to see. “To see his name in the end zone at this game … it’s going to be a great moment,” she said. “I’m looking forward to it.”