Standout receiver from Charlotte overcomes hurdles to reach NFL Draft
One of the top wide receivers from this year’s NFL Draft class calls Charlotte home -- former Julius Chambers High School standout receiver K. C. Concepcion is catching attention after earning the award for the most versatile player in all of college football.
Concepcion’s ability to adapt and excel isn’t exclusive to football. Channel 9’s DaShawn Brown spoke with his family members about how he’s been building up all of his life and continues to break free from what could’ve brought him down. “I woke up and I go on Instagram, and my kid is literally everywhere,” said Arriel Concepcion, K.
C. ’s mother. During the NFL Combine, Concepcion went viral not for his skill, but instead for his stutter.
His response went viral, too. “I posted that message for people who may be afraid to speak up, who may have a stutter, who may not be as confident as me,” K. C.
said. In an Instagram post, he wrote, “there’s nothing wrong with us ... we’re different for a reason.