Emmanuel Acho responds to critics who 'respectfully reprimanded' him over his Angel Reese comments

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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. I’ve been attacked so many times, death threats. I’ve been sexualized. I’ve been threatened. I’ve been so many things, and I’ve stood strong every single time," Reese said after LSU lost 94-87 to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Elite Eight.

"I just try to stand strong for my teammates because I don’t want them to see me down and not be there for them. I’m still a human. All this has happened since I won the national championship. I haven’t had peace since then."

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Emmanuel Acho speaks onstage during the SXSW "What Makes America Sweat & Why We Give a Damn" panel March 14, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Degree® Deodorant)

Acho prefaced his comments by saying he was sharing a "gender-neutral, racially indifferent take" on Reese and her remarks. 

"You can’t be the big, bad wolf but then cry like Courage the Cowardly Dog," he said, referencing the Cartoon Network character.

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Acho suggested Reese should have handled the defeat differently.

"If you want to act grown, which she has; if you want to get paid like you’re grown, which you are; if you want to