If there’s one person floating out there in the football universe who can understand what Daniel Jones is going through, it’s Dave Brown.
The similarities between the two are uncanny: Giants first-round draft picks out of Duke, tasked with replacing legendary quarterbacks.
Brown, the Giants’ top pick in the 1992 supplemental draft, made a rare appearance, speaking to Jones’ suddenly brighter spotlight on “The Rich Eisen Show” Thursday. The man who replaced Phil Simms had some advice for the 22-year-old supplanting Eli Manning.
“I’ve sent some emails [to Jones],” Brown told Eisen, “I’ve gone back and forth with his father as well.