Giants owner John Mara joked Brian Daboll can’t go from ‘Bono to Bozo’ as he gets more popular

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is apparently fitting right in with his fellow New Yorkers.

While discussing Daboll at this week’s NFL owners meetings, Giants co-owner and team executive John Mara talked about the celebrity status that Daboll has achieved in the Big Apple.

The former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator led a Broadway revival of the franchise last fall and put the Giants back in the playoffs. He also helped right the career of quarterback Daniel Jones, who signed a big extension this offseason.

While Mara certainly seems very pleased with his coach, he offered Daboll some very witty wisdom for how fan temperament can go in this business.

“Right now, he’s Bono walking around New York City,” Mara joked during an interview with Sirius XM’s NFL Radio. “But I’ve told him…in this business, it doesn’t take long to go from Bono to Bozo. So don’t get your head too big right now.”

Giants’ President John Mara told @SiriusXMNFL that his HC Brian Daboll is a rockstar – but it comes with trappings. “We kid him, right now he’s Bono walking around New York City,” Mara said. “But as I’ve told him, in this business, it doesn’t take long to go from Bono to Bozo.” pic.twitter.com/1HwAGOxNdQ

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 30, 2023

Mara added that Daboll is getting frequent standing ovations from New York Rangers fans when he attends hockey games at Madison Square Garden and gets put up on the jumbotron.

“It’s a pretty cool thing to see,” Mara said.