Sam Acho
LB FA
Tue 11/5/19 7:54 PM

Acho signed with Tampa Bay on Tuesday, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Acho briefly latched on with Buffalo in the preseason but was unable to lock down a job. The nine-year pro will provide depth for the Tampa Bay at linebacker.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Sat 8/31/19 5:16 PM

Acho was released Saturday, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Acho was signed just a few weeks ago, but he couldn't prove himself enough to land a depth role with the team on the defensive line, where the Bills will go with players who may be less experienced but offer more upside.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Sun 8/11/19 10:06 AM

Acho was signed by the Bills on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
The Bills have gone the route of adding experience lately, signing veteran defensive backs Kurt Coleman and Captain Munnerlyn, and now they'll add a guy entering his ninth NFL season in Acho, who figures to provide depth along the defensive line and on special teams if he makes the final roster.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Tue 3/5/19 9:14 AM

The Bears are waiving Acho, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Acho started 12 of 16 games in 2017, notching 40 tackles (27 solo), 18 quarterback hits and three sacks on 639 defensive snaps. He then signed a two-year contract in the offseason, but he was reduced to a bit role on defense after the Bears traded for Khalil Mack. The 30-year-old saw his season end early with a torn pectoral Week 4, finishing with just 27 snaps on defense and 36 on special teams. Acho should be healthy before OTAs if he isn't already, and he primarily figures to draw interest as a depth option at outside linebacker for teams that deploy a 3-4 scheme.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Mon 10/8/18 3:49 PM

Acho (pectoral) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.
EDGE Analysis
Acho is set to miss the remainder of the season after tearing a pectoral muscle in Week 4. The veteran will finish the 2018 campaign with one tackle to his name, and he'll now look forward to returning to Chicago in 2019 for the second season of the two-year deal he agreed to this past spring.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Mon 10/1/18 2:03 PM

Acho (pectoral) will miss the rest of the 2018 season, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Acho sustained the injury Sunday against the Buccaneers. He is on the first year of a two-year deal for Chicago, and will look to return healthy for the 2019 season. Acho is a key for the Bears on special teams, having played 36 snaps on kicks this season, so the team will need to find someone to fill in for him in that role.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Sun 9/30/18 2:17 PM

Acho exited Sunday's game against the Buccaneers with a pec injury and will not return, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Expect an update on the rotational linebacker's health after the conclusion of the Week 4 tilt. As long as Acho remains sidelined, Aaron Lynch will serve as the primary backup to Khalil Mack.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Wed 3/14/18 7:25 PM

Acho re-signed with the Bears on a two-year contract Wednesday, the Bears' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Acho saw the most defensive snaps of his three years in Chicago during the 2017 campaign (640) and his output for the club -- 45 tackles (29 solo) and three sacks -- resulted in the Bears rewarding him with a shiny new two-year contract. He should assume his role as the team's starting right outside linebacker again in 2018, but sports little upside as an IDP option.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Sat 1/6/18 10:39 PM

Acho registered 45 tackles to go with three sacks and a forced fumble in 16 games to conclude his seventh NFL campaign.
EDGE Analysis
Acho's three sacks were the most he's had in a season since his first two years in the league, when he was with the Cardinals in 2011 and 2012. He'll be headed for unrestricted free agency, but after averaging fewer than three tackles in each of his seven seasons, he'll be a low-upside IDP, regardless of destination.

Sam Acho
LB FA
Sat 12/16/17 9:09 PM

Acho recorded a sack, a forced fumble and four tackles in Saturday's 20-10 loss to the Lions.
EDGE Analysis
Acho had his most productive game of the year, as he recorded his first forced fumble of the season while adding his first full sack to get him to 1.5 on the year. However, with just one game of more than four tackles, he's been a low-volume IDP option.