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There was nobody like Jim Brown

He was faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Meet the scout who begged Giants to draft Tom Brady

More than a dozen executives, coaches and scouts huddled in the Giants Stadium draft room as a fateful decision approached.

Eli Manning's defining moment was built from his lowest

Out of his greatest misery, Eli Manning was able to build his greatest triumph

The last time Giants took risk and traded down in NFL draft

Ernie Accorsi is the last Giants GM to trade down at the NFL Draft. He has plenty of insight as to when its could be the right move.

Jets GM's biggest decision is here

Tom Coughlin was the fourth and last head coach Ernie Accorsi hired as an NFL general manager — after Marty Schottenheimer, Bud Carson and Bill Belichick in Cleveland — and...

Listen to Episode 47 of 'Blue Rush': Facing a Few Old Friends in Primetime feat. Ernie Accorsi

The Giants will go up against a few old friends when they take on the Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium Monday night on the primetime stage. They will take on their...

MLB's absence leaves void for other sports, entertainment stars

Their legendary careers were formed in businesses other than baseball, but their love of the game has them joining millions of people rooting for some sort of big-league season. Bill...

Don Shula was the NFL's perfect coach

Don Shula was already a legendary head coach, the perfect coach of the perfect 1972 Super Bowl VII Dolphins, when I started covering the Walt Michaels 1977 Jets. And here’s...

The man who delivered Eli Manning to Giants endorses Daniel Jones

Ernie Accorsi will go down in New York Football Giants history as the man who delivered Eli Manning. He sounds as passionate about Daniel Jones as he did in 2004...

The intangible quality that defined Eli Manning's career

My initial reaction: They could have done without him. Stick with Kerry Collins, take left tackle Robert Gallery with the No. 4 pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, do not...

An ode to Eli Manning, the ultimate Giant

Eli Manning didn’t grow up a Giants fan, the way Derek Jeter grew up a Yankees fan. But in the end, there was no bigger Giants fan than Manning, no...

Tom Coughlin, Ernie Accorsi pay tribute to Eli Manning

"Here goes the retirement of a great, great football Giant."  That was how former Giants head coach Tom Coughlin reacted to news that legendary franchise quarterback Eli Manning will retire...

Giants podcast: Breaking down Jason Garrett's offense

Super Bowl 2020 is now set. The Giants have a new offensive coordinator. There was lots to talk about on the latest episode of the "Blue Rush" podcast with Jimmy...

The incredible Eli Manning memories you haven't heard

Sunday is expected to be Eli Manning’s last game in a Giants uniform and he will spend the day on the sideline, as the backup to rookie Daniel Jones. When...

Eli Manning's farewell brought ex-Giants GM to tears

He was watching from home. Safer there. “If the thing doesn’t turn out well, the one thing about the television is you can turn the damn thing off,’’ Ernie Accorsi...

Don't screw up your final hours with Eli Manning

When you see him on Sunday, try to block out the anger you feel over the Fall of the New York Football Giants and give Eli Manning the only kind...

Among all the Saquon Barkley superlatives, this may be biggest

The Giants gushed so much about him before and immediately after they selected Saquon Barkley with the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft that it almost sounded as if...

The Eli-Roethlisberger lesson that should guide Giants draft

Ernie Accorsi was unprepared. Here he was, in Mobile, Ala., on one of those mid-December nights when the dampness and the cold infiltrates deep into the bones. Despite his extensive...

You can't do much better than Dave Gettleman: ex-Giants GM

The man who delivered Eli Manning to the New York Football Giants has a message for Giants fans about Dave Gettleman, the new general manager he helped deliver to them...

This is the Giants' quick-fix plan

This has been one of the most miserable, trying, ripping seasons of John Mara's football life. It must seem as if all the king's horses and all the king's men...