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What is Emmanuel Acho’s show Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man?
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Was Emmanuel Acho in the NFL?
Born November 10, 1990, for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Acho is currently an analyst for Fox Sports 1.
He played college football at and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
The 30-year-old linebacker missed his entire rookie season with the Browns due to a leg injury.
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The Browns traded Acho to the Eagles for running back Dion Lewis in April 2013.
His played his first professional game on the gridiron in October 2013, after an injury to Eagles linebacker Jake Knott.
Acho had an on and off two year stint with the Eagles often times being resigned by the team after an injury to one of their linebackers.
After being released again in November 2015, Acho took a temporary job as an analyst for the Longhorn Network and then transitioned to a full-time position by the fall of 2016.
Acho left ESPN in 2020 and signed a deal with Fox Sports to co-host the afternoon studio show Speak For Yourself.
What is Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man?
Acho is the host of his weekly web show Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man.
The show features guest conversations with Acho about race that "many white people have never been able to have".
"Our Nation and world have again been confronted with its greatest ongoing pandemic, Racism.
"Racism is not a virus of the body; it is a virus of the mind, and unfortunately, it can be lethal," the show's is described on it's .
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"But you cannot fix a problem that you do not know you have. And if “ignorance is bliss”, in this case, bliss has caused bondage and pain for others.
"But there is a fix. We can all access the life-saving medicine that will cure the world’s most ailing, long-lasting pandemic. But in order to access it, we’re going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations."
The show has featured guests like Chelsea Handler, Matthew McConaughey and NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell
The book Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man released on November 10, 2020.
Will he host The Bachelor?
On Saturday, February 27, the former NFL linebacker announced he accepted ABC’s rose and will be officiating ’ post-finale spinoff next month.
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He broke the news on Twitter, writing: “IT’S OFFICIAL: I’ve accepted the Rose & am honored to be hosting The Bachelor After the Final Rose this year.
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“It’s been a pivotal season & this episode will be one of the most storied shows in its history. Empathy is needed and change is coming. See y’all then!”
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Acho has an approximate net worth of $1.2million, according to .
He is thought to be a bachelor himself after
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