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Former ESPN star Trey Wingo claps back at Emmanuel Acho over his claim about Ryan Clark building 'NFL Live'

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Former ESPN star Trey Wingo wants to set the record straight.Former NFL linebacker and ex-ESPN analyst Emmanuel Acho claimed that Ryan Clark built ESPN’s "NFL Live" into the "juggernaut" it is today, and Wingo was not having any of it."Ryan Clark built NFL Live into the juggernaut it is today (along with Rutledge, Mina, and Spears), he didn’t ideate NFL Live, there’s a difference," Acho posted.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWingo, who hosted "NFL Live" for 15 years, from 2003 to 2018, clapped back at Acho’s claim that Clark built the show by posting a graphic showing its ratings over the years, which he said disproved Acho’s claim.The graphic, which was based on numbers that ESPN reported, showed that the "NFL Live" averaged 688,000 viewers during a comparable early-season period in 2013 and 624,000 in 2012. It averaged roughly 486,000 in 2015, 492,000 in 2016, 449,000 in 2021 and 440,000 in 2025.Wingo captioned his post on X, "’Let your apology be as loud as your disrespect.’ I think someone said that once."The former ESPN host’s line about letting your apology be as loud as your disrespect referenced a spat in which Acho insulted former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel and later apologized to him.ZERO BS.

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Former ESPN star Trey Wingo wants to set the record straight.Former NFL linebacker and ex-ESPN analyst Emmanuel Acho claimed that Ryan Clark built ESPN’s "NFL Live" into the "juggernaut" it is today, and Wingo was not having any of it."Ryan Clark built NFL Live into the juggernaut it is today (along with Rutledge, Mina, and Spears), he didn’t ideate NFL Live, there’s a difference," Acho posted.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWingo, who hosted "NFL Live" for 15 years, from 2003 to 2018, clapped back at Acho’s claim that Clark built the show by posting a graphic showing its ratings over the years, which he said disproved Acho’s claim.The graphic, which was based on numbers that ESPN reported, showed that the "NFL Live" averaged 688,000 viewers during a comparable early-season period in 2013 and 624,000 in 2012. It averaged roughly 486,000 in 2015, 492,000 in 2016, 449,000 in 2021 and 440,000 in 2025.Wingo captioned his post on X, "’Let your apology be as loud as your disrespect.’ I think someone said that once."The former ESPN host’s line about letting your apology be as loud as your disrespect referenced a spat in which Acho insulted former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel and later apologized to him.ZERO BS. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Acho's initial tweet was in response to OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske.

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Former ESPN star Trey Wingo wants to set the record straight.Former NFL linebacker and ex-ESPN analyst Emmanuel Acho claimed that Ryan Clark built ESPN’s "NFL Live" into the "juggernaut" it is today, and Wingo was not having any of it."Ryan Clark built NFL Live into the juggernaut it is today (along with Rutledge, Mina, and Spears), he didn’t ideate NFL Live, there’s a difference," Acho posted.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWingo, who hosted "NFL Live" for 15 years, from 2003 to 2018, clapped back at Acho’s claim that Clark built the show by posting a graphic showing its ratings over the years, which he said disproved Acho’s claim.The graphic, which was based on numbers that ESPN reported, showed that the "NFL Live" averaged 688,000 viewers during a comparable early-season period in 2013 and 624,000 in 2012. It averaged roughly 486,000 in 2015, 492,000 in 2016, 449,000 in 2021 and 440,000 in 2025.Wingo captioned his post on X, "’Let your apology be as loud as your disrespect.’ I think someone said that once."The former ESPN host’s line about letting your apology be as loud as your disrespect referenced a spat in which Acho insulted former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel and later apologized to him.ZERO BS.
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