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Ex-Giants QB Dave Brown has been in Daniel Jones’ shoes before

Related Topics: Dave Brown, Phil Simms, Eli Manning

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.