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Ex-Giants QB Dave Brown formed bond with Pat Tillman in Arizona

Dave Brown knew his role as an Arizona Cardinal — not only to be Jake Plummer’s backup at quarterback but to be a football big brother of sorts.

“I often joked that I was Crash Davis and Jake Plummer was Nuke LaLoosh,” Brown said with a laugh, referencing the Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins characters from the film “Bull Durham.” “He had an unbelievable upside and ability, and I was brought in to mentor him.”

Who knew that that relationship would beget another, with a seventh-round draft pick who happened to be Plummer’s friend and former Arizona State teammate, a safety named Pat Tillman?