The coach was Tom Coughlin. The general manager was Ernie Accorsi. The date was April 29, 2006. The place was Radio City Music Hall. The event was the NFL draft.
The NFL commissioner, announcing his last first round selection before Roger Goodell obtained his turn in the 2007 draft, was Paul Tagliabue:
“With the 32nd option in the 2006 NFL Draft, acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York giants select Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College defensive wing.”
All these years later, I asked Accorsi why Kiwanuka, when the list boasted from the passes corridors called Michael Strahan, Osi Uumenyiora and Justin Tuck second year.
