Ernie Accorsi
Ernie Accorsi is the current general manager of the NFL's New York Giants football team. Accorsi has held the position since January 8, 1998, when he took over for the legendary George Young.
Accorsi joined the Giants in 1994 and served as an assistant to the general manager until he succeeded Young in 1998.
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.
The Giants have made one Super Bowl appearance as NFC Champion under Accorsi (in Super Bowl XXXV, which they lost to the Baltimore Ravens, 34-7), and have won two NFC East division titles (2000, 2005) and made three playoff appearances (2000, 2002 NFL season, 2005).
Accorsi's highest profile personnel move came at the 2004 NFL Draft, where he traded Giants first round draft choice quarterback Phillip 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 has since blossomed into one of the league's best passers and led the Giants to the 2005 NFC East division title in only his second year in the NFL.
Accorsi is also responsible for drafting star tight end Jeremy Shockey in the 2002 NFL Draft and hiring current head coach Tom Coughlin after the 2003 season.
Accorsi is a 1963 graduate of Wake Forest University.