Former NFL player and current sports TV analyst Emmanuel Acho is under fire after he appeared to defend some of the criticism directed at LSU star Angel Reese.
Former NFL linebacker-turned-television sports analyst Emmanuel Acho faced some backlash due to recent comments about college basketball star Angel Reese. During Tuesday's edition of the Fox Sports show 'Speak,' Acho and the panel began discussing Reese's emotional press conference when the All-American opened up about some of the criticism she dealt with over the past year. 'I’ve been through so much,' Reese said. 'I’ve seen so much.
Speak' co-hosts LeSean McCoy and James Jones seemed to agree with Acho's take. But Acho faced his share of detractors, including his other co-host, Joy Taylor, who questioned why Reese had become publicly known as the 'villian.' 'She didn’t make herself the villain. She showed up unapologetically herself in the same way that men do all the time,' she said, later adding that what Reese 'experiences is not the same thing as what everyone is experiencing.
Reese averaged 18.6 points and 13.4 rebounds over 33 games this season. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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