Adam Stites of SB Nation authors a fantastic piece here, interviewing Ernie Accorsi and A.J. Smith, at the time general managers of the Giants and Chargers respectively, to get some previously unreported details about the deal that has shaped the Giants franchise since 2004.
Smith said “a shadow” within his organization helped plant information that made the deal possible. He also called the deal “the most satisfying moment for me in my career.”
Accorsi’s summary of the trade?
“I never looked at the trade like it was a win for us,” Accorsi said.