The Associated Press

CHANDLER, Ariz.—Vindication for former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi came in one gut-wrenching, last-minute drive engineered by Eli Manning to win the Super Bowl.

The architect of the blockbuster trade that brought Manning to the Giants on draft day 2004, Accorsi has been the scapegoat for frustrated Giants fans for the past 3 1/2 years.

Every time Manning struggled, Accorsi got blamed for mortgaging the future of the franchise on Peyton Manning’s not-as-good little brother.

Not anymore.

Manning fi...

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