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Joe Namath: Eli Manning has ‘done far more than I ever did’

Jets legend Joe Namath believes Giants signal caller Eli Manning might be the greatest New York quarterback ever.

“I was pretty good and did some things. Eli, I marveled at. He was remarkable,” Broadway Joe told The Post right around the time Manning announced his retirement Friday morning. “I wouldn’t compare myself to Eli. He’s done far more than I ever did on the field.”

Asked how he would have stacked up against the two-time Super Bowl MVP if he hadn’t racked up so many knee injuries, Namath didn’t hesitate to trumpet Eli’s 16-year resume: “If, if, if.