Yeah, this is an old thread but I'm bringing it back up after the attention it's now getting on youtube and the deleted thread.
Few here know I'm a stutter, fortunately mine is mild. My first name is one of the hardest things for me to say as it is a sound combination I often block on. Because of it, I go by my middle name in the workplace. Answering the phone would be impossible if I didn't.
I get why people jumped on this and thought is was just another stupid football player that can't speak the English language. His coping mechanism of "you know" doesn't help. I had to watch it twice to pick up on the fact he was using avoidance techniques for a stutter. I've give this kid all the credit in the world for even taking the podium and attempting the most gut wrenching thing for a stutterer to attempt, public speaking.
Stuttering is one of the least understood disabilities (and I use disability loosely as I don't consider mine one). If you can't speak, you're often considered uneducated when that couldn't be further from the truth.
http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/famous/famouspws.html