Rochester roots, courage and talent put WR in Bills draft conversation

At the end of his media session at the NFL scouting combine, Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion stepped down from the podium with a big smile on his face, and he approached a woman who was waiting for him to share a long, loving embrace. I’m not sure who the woman was, but it was clear she was there to support Concepcion for what was probably the toughest part of his combine experience: Talking to the media. Like his father Kevin Concepcion Sr.

, who was raised in Rochester and graduated from East High in 2001, KC has a speech impediment and the stuttering sometimes makes it difficult for him to get across what he’s trying to say. KC could probably choose not to speak to reporters, but as he proved that day in Indianapolis, he refuses to let his stuttering hold him back. He has always met it head on, and it’s something NFL teams - including the Buffalo Bills who had a meeting with him at the combine and also hosted him for a top-30 visit last week - have to be impressed with.

I had been told ahead of his combine interview that it was going to be difficult to decipher what Concepcion was saying, so imagine my surprise when he got up there and did an outstanding job answering questions for close to 15 minutes. Sure, he stuttered and there were moments where you didn’t think he’d be able to finish his response, but he stuck with it and when it was over, you could see the pride he had when he shared that hug. “I think it’s a credit to him how he handles himself,” Texas A&M coach Mike Elko said during the 2025 season, Concepcion’s lone year playing for the Aggies following a transfer from North Carolina State.

“Obviously being a prime-focus player on a high-level program that’s competing for high-level things, he’s forced to be in the media a lot. ” His exposure at NC State and Texas A&M was limited mostly to local beat reporters, but stepping into the harsh spotlight at the combine, his speech impediment was revealed to a huge audience and not surprisingly in this vile social media world we live in, there were many who mocked Concepcion after his interview. A couple days later, the 21-year-old posted this response on his Instagram account: “I just want to say something.