The New York Giants aren’t going to keep four quarterbacks on their roster heading into the season.
That’s bad news for fan favorite and once upon a star, Tommy DeVito.
The Giants signed veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in the offseason to notable contracts. Wilson received a one-year, $10.5 million deal, with potential to earn up to $21.5 million, while Winston received a two-year $8 million deal.
By no means did the Giants front office break the bank for either, but the two deals are much more significant than the one-year deal worth $1.03 million that they gave to DeVito back in March.
It was the minimum salary that could be given to a player with his experience, that included no guaranteed money.
Factor in the Giants drafting Jaxon Dart in the first round of the draft with the 25th overall pick, there is simply not enough room for DeVito to stay in the quarterback room.
Head coach Brian Daboll declared Wilson the starter just as training camp was underway, making it clear there would be no QB drama.
“These guys will be out here competing, but Russ is our starter,” Daboll said of his quarterback room back in July.
Would general manager Joe Schoen and Daboll love to stash DeVito away on the practice squad? Surely.
Unfortunately for the G-Men, there are too many teams around the league with horrendous QB2 situations that DeVito could help solve.
One of those is a familiar face down the street, in the New York Jets. While Justin Fields is set to start for Gang Green, there are a myriad of questions behind him after backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor underwent arthroscopic knee surgery.
Head coach Aaron Glenn expects Taylor to be ready by the season opener on Sept. 7 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it’s no guarantee.
Fields’ injury history doesn’t exactly exude confidence, either, as the dual-threat quarterback is known to miss a few games here and there.
The Jets have already brought in veterans Nathan Peterman and C.J. Beathard for workouts. The only other quarterbacks currently on the roster are Adrian Martinez and Brady Cook.
In other words, yikes.
DeVito may not have to move if and when the Giants decide to cut him. No matter what happens, one thing is for certain, the people of New York won’t forget the legend that was Tommy Cutlets.
The undrafted rookie in 2023 burst onto the scene when he was forced to start six games that year, and managed to go 3-3, including big wins over the Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers.
In those three wins, DeVito completed 64 percent of his passes, threw eight touchdowns and only three picks. However, that would be the peak of his stardom.
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He started two games last season, but struggled mightily and was never able to recapture that 2023-spark.
The Giants still wanted to bring him back, as was evident with the one-year contract they gave him. Fast forward to August, and in all likelihood he is going to get squeezed out of the Giants quarterback room.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and who knows, he may just end up walking down the street and trading in a blue helmet for a green one.