- Ernie Accorsi
Ernie Accorsi is the former
General Manager of theNFL 'sNew York Giants football team. Accorsi had held the position fromJanuary 8 , 1998, when he took over for the legendary George Young until his retirement onJanuary 16 2007 . He was succeeded byJerry Reese .New York Giants
Accorsi joined the Giants in 1994 and served as an assistant to the general manager until he succeeded Young in 1998.
The Giants made one
Super Bowl appearance as under Accorsi inSuper Bowl XXXV , which they lost to theBaltimore Ravens , 34-7, won two NFC East division titles (2000, 2005) while making the playoffs four times (2000, 2002, 2005, 2006).Accorsi's highest profile personnel move came at the
2004 NFL Draft , where he traded Giants first round draft choicequarterback Philip Rivers and three draft picks (a 3rd round pick in 2004 and 1st and 5th round picks in 2005) to theSan Diego Chargers for Number 1 overall draft choice quarterbackEli Manning , giving the Giants a young franchise quarterback. The move met with the approval of Giants fans, who cheered loudly when the trade was announced by CommissionerPaul Tagliabue . Manning then led the Giants to playoff appearances in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, Manning led the Giants to four straight road playoff victories, culminating in a victory over the then-undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Manning was named MVP of the Super Bowl, vindicating Accorsi's belief that Manning was a star talent.Accorsi is also responsible for drafting stars
Osi Umenyiora ,Jeremy Shockey ,Chris Snee ,Brandon Jacobs and signing throughfree agency Antonio Pierce ,Kareem McKenzie ,Plaxico Burress , andFred Robbins . He hired current head coachTom Coughlin after the 2003 season dismissal ofJim Fassel .Previous Positions
Accorsi has been the general manager of two other NFL franchises, the Baltimore Colts, from 1982 to 1983, and the
Cleveland Browns , from 1985 to 1992.He served as Penn State's Assistant Sports Publicity Director in the late 1960's.
Personal
Accorsi is a
1963 graduate ofWake Forest University .Accorsi served as an analyst for the
NFL Network coverage of the 2008 Senior Bowl. [http://www.nfl.com/seniorbowl/story?id=09000d5d80607e0a&template=without-video&confirm=true]ee also
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History of the New York Giants (1994-present) External links
* [http://www.giants.com/team/front_office_member.asp?front_office_id=5 Ernie Accorsi Bio @ Giants.com]
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