Sam Acho retreated from the TV camera and bowed his head. After a moment to collect himself, he stepped forward into an imaginary spotlight. The Bears’ new outside linebacker stood on the ...

Sam Acho was building his personal brand long before athletes could profit from their name, image and likeness. While at Texas, he was a positive dynamo. He kept that spirit throughout and beyond ...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Whenever the Acho brothers were split up on opposing pickup basketball teams as kids in Texas, there was bound to be at least one errant pass from Sam to Emmanuel each game.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (CBS) -- Bears linebacker Sam Acho couldn't stay silent. Early last week, Acho had just welcomed a beautiful baby girl to the world, his second child. He stepped away from the ...

Sonny and Christie Acho, his older sisters, Chichi and Stephanie, and older brother, Sam in an undated family photo. Courtesy of Emmanuel Acho In a world where you don’t know who you can count ...

On Thursday, ESPN analyst Sam Acho campaigned for the " Myopic Sports Take of the Year" award. In less than two minutes, he won. Acho, the former Texas defensive end, questions the relevance and ...

When outside linebacker Sam Acho was considering his options in free agency, he came to a realization about the Bears, who wanted to re-sign him. “I wanted to stay in Chicago and finish what I ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (CBS) --New Bears coach John Fox carries high praise for 26-year-old linebacker Sam Acho. When asked about Acho's efforts in the Bears' OTAs, Fox immediately pointed to his work ...

On Thursday, ESPN’s Sam Acho wondered aloud during a break about the appeal of the Iron Bowl, contemplating the national appeal of Auburn playing Alabama. And Alyssa Lang rightfully put the ...

While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction: 1. Big believer. Sam Acho has Longhorns orange in his blood, but he legitimately thinks Steve Sarkisian will be a huge hit in Austin.

Acho had accomplished his goal: a peaceful, informative dialogue that filled voids in white education. His brother Sam, a linebacker who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season and ...

Former Bears linebacker Sam Acho was riding a bus with other Chicago pro athletes around the Austin neighborhood on the West Side last week when a teenager delivered a truth that stuck with him.