Rising first-grader Braylon Beam served as the Carolina Panthers' honorary Make-A-Wish Foundation head coach during the team's Fan Fest practice.
The 6-year-old Beam watched practice from the sideline with a clipboard in hand and mingled with players throughout the two-hour practice Friday at the team's stadium. He also had a chance to dance alongside quarterback Cam Newton.
Beam said before practice his goal was to make sure the Panthers threw deep to Kelvin Benjamin and Greg Olsen.
A Panthers fan from Denver, North Carolina, Beam garnered national attention after his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. His dancing routine inspired the DeGeneres' #JustKeepDancing movement to raise money for pediatric cancer.
Beam is currently undergoing treatment at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte for a tumour on his optic nerve.
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