Miles Taylor, A Powerlifter With Cerebral Palsy, Just Announced The Baltimore Ravens' NFL Draft Selection

Miles Taylor is a strength athlete with cerebral palsy who went viral back in February after he posted an Instagram video that showed him deadlifting 200 pounds, more than twice his own body weight.

View this post on Instagram Miles Taylor has Cerebral Palsy. It didnt stop him from deadlifting twice his weight. Or announcing this @ravens pick. @smiles_taylor : 2019 #NFLDraft | NFLN/ESPN/ABC A post shared by NFL (@nfl) on Apr 26, 2019 at 7:53pm PDT

Taylor also happens to be a Ravens super fan, and he was delighted to officially announce that the team had picked Louisiana Tech edge rusher Jaylon Ferguson. The official account for the Ravens commented "That's our guy!" on the video of the announcement, with NFL Network host Amber Theo adding: "What a moment. What a young man."

"Taylor certainly made everyone proud to be a Baltimore fan tonight," wrote Wola Adeniran at RavensWire .

View this post on Instagram Thank you to the @ravens for inviting me and @uncle.nic to the facility! Had awesome time working out and chatting with all the players and coaches!! Looking forward to representing the RavensFlock at the @nfl draft!! #grateful #neversate #strongman #disability #ravensflock A post shared by Smiles Taylor (@smiles_taylor) on Apr 17, 2019 at 7:52am PDT

Taylor was also invited to visit the Ravens training facility earlier this month, where he posted: "Had awesome time working out and chatting with all the players and coaches!! Looking forward to representing the RavensFlock at the @nfl draft!!"

Taylor started powerlifting just over a year ago, after walking into a gym and seeing his friend, Nicolai Myers, lifting Atlas stones. Hes always been into sports, so I said, Hey, lets give this a shot, Myers said. A trainer and Army veteran, Myers adapted his training regime for Taylor's unique needs and Taylor threw himself into the program "like a fish to water."

I was so excited to finally hit 200 pounds because its been a goal of mine since I started training, Taylor told Men's Health back in February . All the hard work I put in paid off at that moment. It was never a matter of if I could do it. It was a matter of when I could do it.

Taylor and Myers have been friends for years, and Taylor recently accompanied him to the Arnold Sports Festival, where Myers was competing, and got a chance to meet the legend himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was an opportunity for which-like the NFL selection-he says he is "truly grateful."