Emmanuel Acho-Wife, Age, Parents, Net Worth, Height, Wiki, Profession, Ethnicity, Siblings, Bio

Who is Emmanuel Acho?

Emmanuel Chinedom Ako, popularly known as Emmanuel Acho, is a former footballer who played in the National Football League(NFL). Furthermore, Acho is also a sports analyst working for Fox Sports. Previously, he was an analyst for one of ESPN’s popular networks. He has played for popular NFL teams like Cleveland Brown, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles. Furthermore, Acho is also known as the brother of NFL player Sam Acho.

Acho is also the co-host of a famous sports talk show named Speak For Yourself. In this show, he stars in the afternoon along with Marcellus Wiley. Emmanuel, the Fox analyst, is also the producer and host of the Youtube interview series Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. Later, Acho released the book with the same name, produced by Oprah Winfrey, the famous actress. Apart from these, Acho is also engaged in social work. Whenever he visits his parents in his hometown in Nigeria, he helps provide medical services to those in need.

Birthday and Zodiac

Education

Physical Stats

Net Worth

Family and Relationship

Social Media

Biography TimeLine

Emmanuel Acho is a former NFL player turned television personality and activist. He was born on November 10, 1990, in Dallas, Texas. After playing football at the University of Texas, Acho played for several teams in the NFL before retiring in 2015. Since then, he has become known for his work as a commentator and host on ESPN and other networks and for his activism around racial justice and equality issues.

• November 10, 1990: Emmanuel Acho is born in Dallas, Texas.
• 2008: Acho begins playing football at the University of Texas at Austin.
• 2012: Acho is drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the NFL Draft.
• 2013-2014: Acho plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, appearing in 22 games over two seasons.
• 2015: Acho signs with the New York Giants but is released before the start of the regular season, marking the end of his NFL career.
• 2016: Acho begins working as a college football analyst for ESPN.
• 2017: Acho joins FS1 as a co-host on “Speak for Yourself.”
• 2020: Acho launches a web series called “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man,” in which he talks with white guests about issues of race and racism.
• 2021: Acho releases a book based on the “Uncomfortable Conversations” series, titled “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy.”

Emmanuel Acho Jersey Number

Emmanuel Acho is jersey number 51 player for Philadelphia Eagles, where he plays like a linebacker. He plays with jersey number 18 for Texas Longhorns football, and Cleveland Brown Acho plays with jersey number 59.

Net Worth

Being a successful and well-known face in the media and sports, Acho has earned enormous money. According to some sources, Acho earned about $1,22,097 while playing in the NFL as a linebacker. And, being a Fox Sports analyst, Emmanuel has made up to $66,916 to $71,509.

According to various sources, Emmanuel’s net worth is about $3 million as of 2023. Earning this massive amount from his career, it is sure that Acho lives a comfortable and luxurious life.

Family

Acho was born to Christie Acho(mother) and Dr Sonny Acho(father) in Dallas, Texas. His parents migrated to Texas from Isuikwuato, Nigeria. Emmanuel’s father is a mental health specialist who works as a pastor for Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church. His parents are involved in social work and regularly travel to Nigeria for medical services.

Emmanuel is not the only child of his parents. He has three siblings named Chichi Acho(sister), Stephanie Acho(sister), and Sam Acho(brother). And Acho himself is the youngest among his three siblings. His brother, Sam Acho, is also a terrific football player of all time. Emmanuel was inspired to be a footballer by his brother Sam Acho. Growing up with his brother, Emmanuel started having a keen interest in football, watching him play on the field and decided to be like him.

Career status and Contract

After completing college graduation, In 2012, the Cleveland Browns drafted the sports analyst in the NFL draft. They picked Acho in the sixth round as the 204th pick. But Emmanuel couldn’t play in the 2012 season due to his leg injury. Later on, Acho was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles but soon got released. So, looking at the talent and passion for football, the New York Giants signed Emmanuel to their practice squad. And, again, he signed the Contract back by Philadelphia after their linebacker Jack Knott suffered from an injury. Finally, Acho got to play his first NFL tackle in the six games. And, again, he was placed on the inactive list since the injured linebacker returned from healing his injury.

Ultimately, the Philadelphia Eagles signed him to the practice squad. Even though in January 2014, Acho resigned Contract, he was added to the practice squad. But whenever some linebackers would have injuries, he would again be put in the active line. In his entire life, Acho played 14 games with over 31 tackles.

Education

Acho completed high school at St. Mark’s School of Texas. He used to play side-by-side for two years with his brother, Sam before he graduated. Besides football, Emmanuel was also a great basketball player. And he graduated with a degree in sports management from the University of Texas. Emmanuel, the linebacker, had a great football career in high school.

His brother, Sam, was the co-captain of the high school football team. This brother duo of Acho and his brother set many records during high school.

Furthermore, the school also awarded Acho a letter in Basketball, football, field, and track. In Emmanuel’s senior year, Dave Campbell’s Football also named him as the state’s one of the top linebacker. Throughout his career at the University of Texas, Emmanuel played 48 games. As a college senior, Acho was three times the first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection for AFCA Good Works Team.

Not only that, he was the consensus first-team All-Big linebacker. Emmanuel was also the finalist for Wuerffel Trophy, Lowe’s Senior Class Award, Lott Trophy, and many more.

Wife

Emmanuel is not married to date and is currently maintaining his single status. However, AScho was once rumoured to be dating Yvonne Anuli Orji, a well-known face as the actress and comedian of Nigerian-American ethnicity background. Acho and Yvonne dated for quite a long time before separating. However, The decision to party in their ways was mutual.

As of today’s date, Acho is still waiting for the right person to come into his life and settle down.

Social Media

Emmanuel is seen using social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, etc. Acho also has a self-titled Youtube channel where he has been fortunate enough to gather 590k subscribers. His Twitter account @EmmanuelAcho has gained 310k followers and has followed 450 people. To date, Acho has tweeted 28.8k tweets. Likewise, he has 932k followers on his Instagram account @emmanuelacho and has followed 484 people. To date, Emmanuel has posted 212 posts.

Age, Height, and Weight

1990, Emmanuel was born on November 10. As of 2023, Acho’s age is 33 years old. His parents were Nigerian, so Emmanuel is of Nigerian-American ethnical background.

Emmanuel’s height is about 6 feet and 2 inches, and he Weight about 240Ibs.

Trivia

1. As of 2023, Acho’s age is 33 years old.
2. Emmanuel celebrates his birthday every year on November 10.
3. Holding American nationality, Emmanuel is of mixed(Nigerian-American) ethnic background.
4. According to various sources, Emmanuel’s net worth is about $3 million as of 2023.
5. His Twitter account @EmmanuelAcho has gained 310k followers.

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