Sam Acho, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebacker
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2019
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Episode 412
Sam Acho is currently a linebacker with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was selected in the 4th round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals after playing his college football at the University of Texas.
He spent four seasons with Arizona before signing with the Bears in 2015. He would play four seasons with the Bears and after a brief stint with Buffalo, he signed in November with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Sam about his new role with the Buccaneers, finding his value in Christ and not football, getting to know Jesus intimately, writing his first book and how the wisdom of a dying friend changed his life.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 0:17.0 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:20.0 | This episode of Sports Spectrum's podcast is brought to you by Compassion International, |
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| 0:56.8 | Very excited to talk to a good friend of mine, Sam Acho. |
| 1:01.9 | Sam currently playing in the NFL with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, longtime NFL defensive linemen |
| 1:08.3 | and linebacker. |
| 1:09.6 | He was selected in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals, |
| 1:15.4 | played with Arizona from 2011 to 2014, then came to the Chicago Bears, where he was there |
| 1:22.2 | from 2015 until last season, 2018, signed briefly in the preseason in training camp with the Buffalo Bills, |
| 1:31.5 | and then was released. |
| 1:32.8 | And then just recently, a couple weeks ago, Sam signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, |
| 1:37.9 | reuniting with his former coach, Bruce Arians. |
| 1:42.2 | But Sam's story is bigger than football. |
| 1:44.4 | And Sam originally was featured here on the podcast back in episode five. |
| 1:49.3 | Way back in April of 2017, Sam was on the show with his brother Emmanuel Ocho. |
| 1:57.5 | And you may recognize that name. |
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