Former NFL player and current ESPN NFL analyst Sam Acho attended the Ronald Reagan Foundation Center on Civility & Democracy’s inaugural Reagan Civility & Democracy Forum last week.There, he advocated for improving civility among Americans, especially in sports."We talked about civility in sports and how many of the same attributes athletes use can be applied to civil discourse: sportsmanship, winning and losing the right way, and playing within a set of rules," Acho told Fox News Digital.PATRIOTS LEGEND ROB GRONKOWSKI REVEALS THE IMPACT POLITICS HAS ON LOCKER ROOM DYNAMICSAs a former pro athlete and now a top sports media figure, Acho shared his vision for the role of athletes and sports media in promoting civility across the country, and how Sophie Cunningham fits into it, in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital.Questions and answers have been shortened for brevity and focus.Sam Acho No.74 of the Buffalo Bills looks on during a preseason game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Aug.
23, 2019.(Getty Images)Q: What does civil discourse look like to you?Sam Acho: It can include disagreement.
You don’t always have to be on the same page.In football, some people believe in a 3-4 defense; others prefer a 4-3.
Some say you have to blitz to get to the quarterback...others believe in playing coverage...
but the goal is the same: to win the game.In society — especially among political leaders — the goal should be to serve the country and make it better...People may disagree about which law or approach is best, but at the end of the day, it’s about wanting the country to be better.Q: Did conversations about politics and other issues happen in NFL locker rooms?Sam Acho: Nowhere in the locker room was it not allowed to have certain conversations...We'd have debates about, um, is it harder to, to be a track athlete or a golfer.We'd also have political debates.
We'd talk about politics, talk about certain rules, certain laws."Hey...