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Sam Acho is currently an in-studio and game analyst for ESPN, covering the NFL, college football, and the UFL, while also serving as the founder and president of Athletes for Justice.

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Sam Acho is an author, a public speaker, a humanitarian, an in-studio and game analyst for ESPN, a nine-year NFL veteran and a committed Christian. As an analyst at ESPN, Sam covers the NFL, college football, and the UFL.

Sam served as an ambassador for the International Justice Mission and is also the vice president of Living Hope Christian Ministries, which provides aid to Nigeria through medical mission trips.

Acho’s first book, Let the World See You: How to Be Real in a World Full of Fakes, was released in October 2020. In it he shares lessons from his own life as well as stories from others to reveal how you can overcome your fears and discover your true selves. His second book, Change Starts With You: Following Your Fire to Heal a Broken World, was released in March 2023.

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The 2010 Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year, Acho played college football at the University of Texas, where he received the William V. Campbell Trophy as college football’s top scholar-athlete, and the NCAA Top VIII award, recognizing the top eight student-athletes in collegiate athletics. Acho was recently inducted into the University of Texas Athletics Hall of Honor. Acho was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2011 and played four seasons as a linebacker with the team before signing with the Chicago Bears before the 2015-16 season, spending four years in the Windy City. He concluded his nearly decade-long professional career with stints suiting up for the Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Acho is a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, the league’s only award that recognizes both civic and professional contributions. Acho was also a vice president of the NFL Players Association.

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  • Sam graduated from the business honors program at UT’s McCombs School of Business with a double major in business honors and marketing.
  • MBA at Arizona State’s Thunderbird School of Global Management

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In this episode of the NFL Players' Podcast by AWM Insights, host Riccardo Stewart is joined by Zach Miller, Jeff Locke, and Sam Acho to explore the various financial advising options available for NFL players.
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The NFL Wealth Playbook: Why You Need a Financial Team | NFL Players' Podcast #53

In this episode of the NFL Players' Podcast, host Riccardo Stewart and his co-hosts Jeff Locke, Sam Acho, and Zach Miller explore the essentials of building a strong financial team for NFL players.
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How NFL Players Can Win in a Down Market | NFL Players' Podcast #52

In this episode of the AWM NFL podcast, host Riccardo Stewart is joined by Sam Acho, Jeff Locke, and Zach Miller to explore situational investing for NFL players in volatile markets.
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