SAM ACHOAcho, Samuel OnyedikachiHeight: 6-2 Weight: 258 Born: September 6, 1988 Dallas, TX High School: St. Mark's (Dallas, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Texas | Lettered |
| 2008 | Texas | Lettered |
| 2009 | Texas | Lettered |
| 2010 | Texas | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (103rd overall) 2011 Arizona Cardinals |
| Relatives: Brother of Emmanuel Acho |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL | 94 | ROLB-LOLB | 16 | 10 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 94 | ROLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 94 | SLB | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 94 | WLB-SLB | 16 | 4 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 49 | LOLB-ROLB | 15 | 7 |
| 2016 Chicago Bears (NFL)2016 CHIB NFL | 59 | ROLB | 16 | 6 |
| 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 93 | ROLB-LOLB | 16 | 12 |
| 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL | 93 | LOLB | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 96 | ROLB | 8 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 110 | 57 |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 1277 | 0 | 0.0 | 995 | 92.2 | 282 | 58.4 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 161 | 0 | 0.0 | 101 | 9.3 | 60 | 12.7 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 692 | 0 | 0.0 | 469 | 44.3 | 223 | 50.2 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 734 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 43.3 | 287 | 62.8 |
| 2016 Chicago Bears (NFL)2016 CHIB NFL | 763 | 0 | 0.0 | 499 | 46.4 | 264 | 61.7 |
| 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 863 | 0 | 0.0 | 640 | 60.5 | 223 | 53.0 |
| 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 2.6 | 36 | 8.5 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 205 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 3.3 | 166 | 33.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4758 | 0 | 3217 | 1541 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL | 7.0 | 50.0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 2016 Chicago Bears (NFL)2016 CHIB NFL | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18.0 | 138.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL | 42 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 48 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Chicago Bears (NFL)2016 CHIB NFL | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Chicago Bears (NFL)2017 CHIB NFL | 45 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Chicago Bears (NFL)2018 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 241 | 211 | 30 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2014 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 Chicago Bears (NFL)2016 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 2 | 9 | 105 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
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