Ernie Accorsi
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Ernie Accorsi is the former General Manager of the NFL's New York Giants football team. Accorsi had held the position from January 8, 1998, when he took over for the legendary George Young until his retirement on January 16, 2007. He was succeeded by Jerry Reese.
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[edit] 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 in Super Bowl XXXV, which they lost to the Baltimore 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 choice quarterback Philip Rivers and three draft picks (a 3rd round pick in 2004 and 1st and 5th round picks in 2005) to the San Diego Chargers for Number 1 overall draft choice quarterback Eli 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 Commissioner Paul 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 through free agency Antonio Pierce, Kareem McKenzie, Plaxico Burress, and Fred Robbins. He hired current head coach Tom Coughlin after the 2003 season dismissal of Jim Fassel.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Personal
Accorsi is a 1963 graduate of Wake Forest University.
Accorsi served as an analyst for the NFL Network coverage of the 2008 Senior Bowl. [1]
