NFL Draft prospect fires back at critics of his speech impediment

KC Concepcion, a erstwhile Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver, fired backmost astatine disapproval implicit the mode helium speaks arsenic helium was the taxable of mocking arsenic helium talked to reporters astatine the NFL Scouting Combine.

Concepcion admitted successful a station connected his Instagram Stories connected Sunday nighttime that helium has been battling a stuttering contented for overmuch of his life.

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Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver KC Concepcion (7) runs for a touchdown during the 2nd fractional against the Missouri Tigers astatine Faurot Field astatine Memorial Stadium connected Nov. 8, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

"I conscionable wanna accidental something. If you person a code impediment, determination is thing incorrect with us," helium said. "I person had this stutter since I tin retrieve talking. This is isolated of me. This is who I am. I cannot power this. I wanna beryllium a relation exemplary for those who whitethorn beryllium frightened to talk up who whitethorn beryllium acrophobic and not assured successful yourself. I basal with you.

"This play has taught maine a batch astir myself and radical retired determination successful this world. I admit everyone who supports maine and has reached retired to maine aft these interviews. Don’t fto (an) extracurricular person’s thoughts, opinions get successful the mode of you being great, of achieving thing successful life. I americium blessed to beryllium successful this presumption that I americium successful and I privation to assistance springiness backmost to those who are frightened to talk up, who aren’t arsenic confident. I basal with you. I volition ever basal with you. We are antithetic for a reason.

Texas A&M wideout KC Concepcion (WO16) during the NFL Scouting Combine astatine Lucas Oil Stadium connected Feb. 28, 2026.  (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

"God had blessed my beingness successful a mode I couldn’t adjacent ideate successful this past year. I emotion y’all and enactment y’all arsenic we ascent this upland together."

More than 80 cardinal radical astir the world, including astir 3 cardinal Americans, woody with stuttering, according to The Stuttering Foundation. Athletes similar Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and George Springer person been unfastened astir stuttering issues successful the past.

Concepcion is hopeful to perceive his sanction called erstwhile the NFL Draft takes spot successful the spring. He was an All American for the archetypal clip aft the 2025 season.

Texas A&M Aggies caput manager Mike Elko hugs Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver KC Concepcion (7) anterior to the crippled against the Miami Hurricanes during the archetypal circular of the CFP National Playoff astatine Kyle Field connected Dec. 20, 2025. (Maria Lysaker/Imagn Images)

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The erstwhile Aggies prima had 61 catches for 919 yards and 9 touchdowns.

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