Emmanuel Acho
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born | November 10, 1990 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
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| High school | St. Mark's (Dallas, Texas) | ||||
| College | Texas (2008–2011) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2012: 6th round, 204th overall pick | ||||
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Emmanuel Chinedum Acho ⓘ (born November 10, 1990) is an American sports analyst and former professional football player who is an analyst for FS1. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
Acho played college football for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. In 2013, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played until retiring from the sport in 2015. In addition to his broadcasting responsibilities, he created and hosted an anti-racism digital series Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. He published a book with the same title, and released a second book, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy, both of which both became New York Times bestselling books. Acho has written a 3rd book, with Noa Tishby called Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew.