92.3 The Fan's Browns Draft Coverage: KC Concepcion interview

0:00Receiver Casey Concepcion is with us now Ken. All right. Let's see if we can get Casey linked up. Casey. Do you have us? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. How you guys doing man? Oh, we're doing congratulations. We're doing wonderful. My self-can-carmin I'm sorry. You got it. Yeah Yeah, it's wonderful to hear you. Nathan's girl is along to my left. We have got Tivis power off to my right You can't see us. I'm just telling everybody for the radio show in their heads. Okay, see You wrote a tremendous piece in in the players Tribune awesome about the type of Player you are about the type of person you are Can you speak to Brown's fans who might not have read that piece that you would pen to about yourself? Yeah, you know, um, I'm a competitor. Um, I love to compete. I'm a dog. Um I look at that before you guys are getting the best you guys are getting the best receiver in a drive period Casey Casey your story is inspirational your play on the field is exciting you've plenty of awards Paul Hornig Award is the most

1:05Explosive player in the country and in terms of the very skill sets that you bring is not just a receiver But a punt returner your first team all SEC as a weapon, but also was a wide receiver when you people are maybe Harness familiar with your game You said you're the best receiver in this class What is it about you as a wide receiver you're drafted in the first round to put points on the board? What is it about you as a wide receiver that you hang your hat on? I mean I'm a playmaker. Um, I can you know, um, I can you know, uh, play from you know, um, I can I can I can play from you know any position X XFZ I'm versatile, you know, um, I can do it all Casey when you look at your game Do you prefer getting the ball in your hands right now making a play? Are you think you're better as a route runner? Both of them it doesn't matter to me. Um wherever they need me to do If they need me to run around and you're open I'm gonna do that if they

2:10If they want to put the boss on my hands quick, you know, um, so you know, um, I can do that also Casey, I know you had a scope on your knee and march. How are you feeling physically? Are you are you ready to go great great? I'm ready to go right now We'd love to hear that you know One of the guys that when I watched you that kind of popped into my mind was Zay flowers and Todd Munkin obviously had a lot of success Was Zay flowers there in Baltimore In your time talking with this Brown's team, you know, did you know you were gonna be a Cleveland Brown and kind of What kind of a vision did they have for you? Um, I felt like I felt like from I felt like from the Carnacese, you know, I had with you know a receiver coach. I was cornered GM I said in GM. Um, I felt like you know, um, I felt like you know, it was a pretty I felt like it was a pretty strong. I felt like it was a I felt like it was a pretty strong chance if I

3:10If I had filled to that to that peak, clearly, you know, um, we're gonna save you Love it. Casey. Who are some receivers that you model your game after? Who are some of the guys that you look up to? Uh, Jamar Chase, Devonsey Adams and um, and I would say Jim a lot of What the jamar chase really that's high regard right there, Casey. I love it Yes, sir. Yes, sir, man Uh, what do you what is going on through your mind right now? What what was going on through your mind here in the first round And now you are selected and now you are a Cleveland Brown Man I was you know, um, and there was fur from You know, saying like, you know, um, just you know, um, just you know, seeing you know, um, I think I'd the pig I think I'd the pig, but you know, um, but you know, uh As soon as soon as my name as some of my name, you know, so call you know, um, it was you know, um

4:14I said the relief honestly I bet it was and it's a it's a dream come true and I know we're thrilled to have you all is actually watching Good morning football this morning and you're a coach Mike Elko was on there and he could not stop raving about your work ethic And you kind of came on at the beginning of the set. I'm a dog. You're gonna go work after you're gonna get after it What is it that that drives you and fuels that work ethic and you're desired to be that dog that you're desired to be the best I mean About family um, you know, um, you know, uh You know, um, but the reason why you know, um, I give every day um The reason why you know, um, I put on my past um, you know, um, it's for them um, it's for it's for It's it's for me to be able to you know, it's for me to be able to you know I'll provide for them Love it. Love it Casey. Thank you so much for the time friend. All the best congratulations looking forward to seeing you in Cleveland

5:18Hey man Thank you very much. Yes, sir. Casey conceps young