bubba9497 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2732187 click link for full article Giants' Reese is third black GM in NFL history EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants hired Jerry Reese as their general manager Monday, making him only the third black GM in NFL history. Reese, who served as the team's director of player personnel the last four years, was considered the favorite among the Giants' in-house candidates to replace Ernie Accorsi, who held the post for nine seasons before retiring. Reese, 43, will formally be introduced as general manager and senior vice president at a news conference Tuesday morning, the team announced on its Web site. The only other black general managers in the NFL are Baltimore's Ozzie Newsome and Houston's Rick Smith. There are several black men who have considerable say in front offices, notably Rod Graves of Arizona, whose title is senior vice president-football operations. Ray Anderson was vice president of the Atlanta Falcons for the last four years before moving to the NFL in August as senior vice president of football operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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