ESPN's Elle Duncan So Badly Wants To Be Sunny Hostin With Daniel Jones Smear

Thursday evening, Sunny Hostin-wannabe Elle Duncan mocked quarterback Daniel Jones' farewell letter to the New York Giants on "SportsCenter." She read his letter aloud in a purposely condescending tone and sneeringly joked he would soon be "Brock Purdy's backup."

The segment felt forced, personal, and distasteful. Giants public relations executive Pat Hanlon agreed. 

"That an #ESPN personality would mock Daniel Jones’ statement today is mind boggling," Hanlon posted on X Thursday. "Given what has happened at that company over past few years, tone deaf."

You can watch the full segment below:

Duncan, of course, doubled down on her mockery of Jones by predictably proclaiming that she is the victim of online harassment.  

"You want to call me disrespectful to Daniel Jones? Am I more disrespectful than the Giants making him a scout team safety? Am I more disrespectful than all of those same fans that are in my mentions right now who booed him mercilessly for the last six seasons?" Duncan asked rhetorically on "First Take" Friday. "I stand by everything that I said."

Seeing Duncan mock a current athlete is quite interesting.

Over the summer, Duncan frequently accused members of the media of "disrespecting" black WNBA players by calling them out for smearing and hard-fouling Caitlin Clark. According to Elle, black women in the WNBA must be covered respectfully. Apparently, the same does not apply to white men in the NFL.

Further, Duncan began her week by proactively defending Lamar Jackson from critics for his poor performance in a crucial division loss against the Steelers on Sunday. 

"The talk will center on Lamar yet again being bested by the Steelers but remember Justin Tucker left 6 pts off the board in a 2 pt gm," she