Ryan Connelly NFL Draft , informative piece on deal that shaped the Giants franchise"Good morning, New York Giants fans!How a ‘shadow’ helped set up the Eli Manning-Philip Rivers trade, according to the GMs who made it happen | SB NationAdam Stites of SB Nation authors a fantastic piece here, interviewing Ernie Accorsi and A.J. Smith Ryan Connelly Buffalo Bills Jersey , 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?More headlinesGiants are getting same Eli Manning as everything else changesThree Top-40 Targets To Help Replace Olivier Vernon In New York | The Draft NetworkXFL team hires ex-Giants assistantKevin Gilbride is back in football, having been named coach and general manager for an XFL team that will play in MetLife Stadium in 2020.BBV MailbagHave questions about the Giants? E-mail them to bigblueview@gmail.com, and the best ones will be answered in an upcoming mailbag. Thanks!BBV PodcastYou can find and subscribe to Big Blue View radio from the show’s home page.You can find all the shows on our Big Blue View Radio Hub Page.You can also find the shows and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS New York Giants EDGE Olivier Vernon has been added to the 2019 Pro Bowl. Vernon was voted as a first alternate and was added to the Pro Bowl when it was revealed that an injury suffered by Khalil Mack will keep him from playing in the game. This is Vernon’s first Pro Bowl appearance in his sewven-year career and comes after a season in which Vernon amassed 30 tackles Youth Phil Simms Jerseys , 5 for a loss, 7.0 sacks, 21 QB hits, and a forced fumble over the course of 11 games. Interestingly Phil Simms Jerseys Stitched , Vernon’s 51.0 career sacks ranks just behind Mack’s 53.0 for 26th among active players. And while Vernon’s role hasn’t changed since the move from Steve Spagnuolo’s defense to James Bettcher’s, that he is now (technically) an outside linebacker makes him the first Giants’ linebacker to go to the Pro Bowl since Antonio Pierce in 2006. Of course, hanging over all of this is the uncertainty regaring Vernon’s future with the Giants. Carrying a hefty cap hit, and questionable value for his price Youth Doug Kotar Jerseys , the Giants could look to move on from him over the off-season. But even if that happens, he will take the field as a Giant one more time.