Ernie Accorsi served as the general manager of three teams in the National Football League : the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants.
17 Facts About Ernie Accorsi
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Ernie Accorsi later wrote for The Baltimore Sun and The Philadelphia Inquirer before moving to the athletic departments at Saint Joseph's University and then Penn State.
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Ernie Accorsi served as Penn State's Assistant Sports Publicity Director in the late 1960s.
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Ernie Accorsi began his NFL career in 1970 with the Baltimore Colts as its director of public relations, and worked on then-NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle's staff in the league office from 1975 before rejoining the Colts two years later as an assistant general manager.
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Ernie Accorsi was promoted to general manager of the Colts in 1982.
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Ernie Accorsi resigned as GM after the 1983 season, just before the team's move to Indianapolis.
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In 1985, Ernie Accorsi was hired by then Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell to serve as the team's new general manager and executive vice president of football operations, serving for seven seasons.
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Ernie Accorsi joined the Giants in 1994 and served as an assistant to the general manager, legendary George Young, until he succeeded Young in 1998.
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Ernie Accorsi was responsible for drafting Osi Umenyiora, Chris Snee, Justin Tuck, Mathias Kiwanuka, and Brandon Jacobs, as well as signing Antonio Pierce, Kareem McKenzie, Plaxico Burress, and Fred Robbins as free agents.
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Ernie Accorsi hired former head coach Tom Coughlin after the dismissal of Jim Fassel following the 2003 season.
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On November 9,2012, Ernie Accorsi was hired by the Carolina Panthers as a consultant after general manager Marty Hurney was fired.
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On December 29,2014, it was announced that Ernie Accorsi had been hired by the Chicago Bears as a consultant for their general manager search after Phil Emery was fired.
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On November 25,2015, Ernie Accorsi was named a consultant for the Detroit Lions search for a new general manager.
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Ernie Accorsi was named as a special adviser to the team on January 10,2016, after he assisted the Lions in their search for general manager Bob Quinn.
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On December 4,2017, John Mara stated in a press conference that Ernie Accorsi would assist the New York Giants in hiring a replacement for former general manager Jerry Reese.
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On January 9,2019, Michael Bidwill stated in a press conference that Ernie Accorsi had assisted the Arizona Cardinals in hiring Kliff Kingsbury as head coach.
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Ernie Accorsi served as an analyst for the NFL Network coverage of the 2008 Senior Bowl.