Ernie Accorsi, a legendary New York Giants front office executive who helped build the roster that made it to Super Bowl XXXV and traded for Eli Manning, has died, the team said.

Upon hearing the sad news that Accorsi had died at the age of 84 on Saturday night following a brief battle with cancer, I wondered: why did it feel like I had known Accorsi personally for years, even...

Accorsi spent 13 seasons with the Giants front office and was general manager from 1998 to 2006.