Just two months after firing football analyst Emmanuel Acho, Fox Sports mistakenly featured him on-air during an FS1 pregame show hosted by Mike Hill. Viewers noticed the former NFL linebacker’s name and social handle still on-screen, and veteran Josh Rosen wasted no time capturing the slip-up.

Former NFL quarterback Rosen snapped a screenshot of the on-air mistake and quickly posted it on social media, tagging Acho to call it out. “Hey @EmmanuelAcho, what is this? Someone at FS1 still thinks you work there! 😂,” Rosen wrote via his X post. And Acho did not waste time in quoting the post to remind Fox Sports about their mistake.

 “Umm @CFBONFOX, y’all might want to let the graphics department know I got fired 2 months ago. 😬,” wrote Emmanuel Acho in his X post caption. That’s one way to remind your old employer that you’ve moved on.

Now, here’s the question everyone’s asking: was this a simple human mistake, or did AI have something to do with it? FS1, like many networks, has started using AI tools in production. And that might be where things went wrong. 

Perhaps an outdated database or an automated graphics system failed to update Emmanuel Acho’s employment status. And this isn’t the first time Fox Sports has slipped up on-air.

Remember the AI-generated “Football Journey” montage of Aaron Rodgers during the Week 2 game between the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers? It was full of errors.

There were misspelled words like ‘CHAMS’ on Aaron Rodgers’ Super Bowl jersey, the wrong NFL logo on his Green Bay Packers uniform, and even incorrect Roman numerals on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Fans were quick to call it ’embarrassing AI slop.’ So, what’s really going on behind the scenes at Fox Sports?

For a multi-billion-dollar network, you’d expect cleaner execution. Yet, despite having the resources to hire top talent, Fox seems more focused on cost-cutting. The result? Technical glitches, questionable AI use, and on-air slip-ups that damage credibility. And that brings us back to Emmanuel Acho – the man at the center of the latest fiasco.

Why did Fox fire Emmanuel Acho?

Back on July 14, 2025, Fox Sports made one of its biggest overhauls ever. The network axed more than a dozen on-air personalities and canceled three major FS1 shows. Acho’s “The Facility” was one of the casualties. The move came after falling ratings and ongoing legal drama rocked the network.

A lawsuit involving hairstylist Noushin Faraji accused former executive Charlie Dixon of harassment. The lawsuit also alleged that on-air host Joy Taylor made racially insensitive comments while having inappropriate relationships with both Dixon and Emmanuel Acho.

While Acho didn’t face the same level of backlash as Taylor, he deleted a post praising Taylor’s work. As such, his name still ended up tied to controversy.

“In sports, when you’re not good enough, you get cut,” Acho wrote in his post after being fired. “In TV, when you’re not good enough, you get canceled. I’m not going to try and come to y’all with some “Big announcements soon. Stay tuned,” because I don’t actually know what’s coming. But what I do know is I trust God. ❤️🙏🏾.”

Moreover, after firing Emmanuel Acho, Fox pushed toward a “new generation” of talent and lighter, flashier content. However, one can’t help but wonder: have they been sacrificing quality for cost savings? Mistakes like this latest on-air blunder suggest that some deeper issues must be going on within the Fox Sports network.