Former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi weighs in on the selection of running back Saquon Barkley:
A reporter asked Dave Gettleman in his press conference following the team’s first-round selection for a Saquon Barkley comparison. He responded, “Call Ernesto.”
He was referring to Ernie Accorsi, his former boss and only the second general manager inducted into the Giants Ring of Honor. And the player in question was the highest running back drafted in more than a decade.
“I think what he meant by that is, ‘I’m not old enough. He’s an old guy.