6-year-old with cancer will be a Carolina Panthers coach for a day

For one day, the Carolina Panthers will have a new coach: a 6-year-old named Braylon Beam, who is living with a brain tumor. Thanks to the North Carolina chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Beam is going to coach Cam Newton at the Panthers’ Fan Fest in August.

According to ESPN, it was his love of dancing (initially brought up because of chemotherapy) that got his name out there:

The 6-year-old Beam has drawn national attention for his #JustKeepDancing campaign that began as a way to battle chemotherapy treatments for a brain tumor discovered in February, when he began losing his sight.

Beam appeared last month on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where he told host Ellen DeGeneres his goal was to one day coach the Panthers.

Here’s his appearance on Ellen:

And here’s his contract signing. From the looks of it, Beam looks satisfied with getting his wish fulfilled:

Oh, that candy basket in the image above? That is Beam’s signing bonus. Nice.

Panthers coach Ron Rivera and GM Dave Gettleman couldn’t attend the signing, but they sent him some congratulatory messages:

“We received your application to be the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, and like everybody else that we bring into the organization, we certainly check their background, because character is very important to us,” Gettleman said in the video.

“You’ve certainly shown great character, perseverance, tough-mindedness in order to overcome your cancer and fight the fight. We love your energy. We love who you are, and we’ve reviewed and I’ve approved your contract.”

But, Gettleman warned, there is a clause in the deal “that will require you to show the team your dance moves.”

Dance on, Braylon.

(h/t ESPN)