Tommy DeVito

MustangWally · Dec 12, 2023

Tommy DeVito’s family eating up his primetime Giants moment: ‘Three hundred’ cutlets

What a whirlwind this has been since Jersey Guy Tommy DeVito became the talk of all the towns in and around Cedar Grove.

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MustangWally · Dec 12, 2023

Tommy DeVito’s magical Giants moment was never in doubt: ‘Gonna go win the game’

And Tommy DeVito was raising his right hand skyward with his patented chef’s kiss amid the pandemonium and euphoria.

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MustangWally · Dec 12, 2023

ESPN spoiled one part of the Tommy DeVito experience

ESPN got roasted on social media after airing a graphic that showed Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito sitting at his parents’ home in New Jersey with a plate of chicken cutlets in front of him.

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BWBW · Dec 12, 2023

Just saw a feature on Tommy, his family, and his agent on a local Boston TV station. The focus was on his agent, who is,, apparently, from a Boston suburb. They like the agent's attire, especially his hat.

lexwaldez · Dec 12, 2023

Navy_illini said:
I wouldn’t take a qb round 1. I think there is a lot of qb talent outside of those qbs. If you don’t have a line it doesn’t matter

If I was a team who had a high draft pick i would pick DL or OL. Maybe I pick Harrison if he was available because he looks like a good NFL player

You're fired. You make too much sense. If you're a Bears exec and there's only a 40% chance of your QB panning out, then you better draft at LEAST two. EVERY YEAR. LOL Offensive line you say? Yes. Very much so. I'd pick Harrison if I could wrangle it, maybe look DL for two, but I think I want Center or Right Tackle as our number 2. If we had some pass protection and dominant run blocking with Fields, Moore, MHJ, Mooney and Kmet I think you just might have something. And fire the staff (that goes without saying but I thought I'd mention it because internetz).

Also... excerpt per CBS Sports - Cody Benjamin.
Here are just a few of the ways DeVito made the all-time archives, per the CBS Sports research team:

First undrafted rookie QB in NFL history to win three straight starts without an interception
First undrafted rookie QB in NFL history with a 100+ passer rating in three straight starts
Most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie QB in a game (71) since 1970
First Giants QB to win three straight starts with a 100+ rating and zero INTs since Fran Tarkenton in 1970
Third rookie QB since 1970 to win three straight starts with a 100+ rating and zero INTs, and the first since Dak Prescott

Inserted under center after both Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor suffered injuries this year, DeVito now has eight touchdowns, three interceptions and a 96.5 QB rating in six games for the Giants. He is 3-1 as their replacement starter, leading three times as many wins as Jones did before going down, with a Week 15 matchup with the Saints on deck.

Giants' Tommy DeVito makes history: All the records the rookie QB broke in upset 'MNF' win vs. Packers

Talk about a trend-setter in the Big Apple

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Navy_illini · Dec 12, 2023

IlliniwekKDR said:
Tommy just won't quit. 3 straight wins for a bad team and still all the media attention

Should have been 4 straight but in the game against the Jets they would not let him throw

GrayGhost77 · Dec 12, 2023

It almost feels like a dream about a movie where TDV is the star, and somehow we Illini fans get to be involved. Love it and don't wake me up from this dream.

Ramrod2010 · Dec 12, 2023

lexwaldez said:
You're fired. You make too much sense. If you're a Bears exec and there's only a 40% chance of your QB panning out, then you better draft at LEAST two. EVERY YEAR. LOL Offensive line you say? Yes. Very much so. I'd pick Harrison if I could wrangle it, maybe look DL for two, but I think I want Center or Right Tackle as our number 2. If we had some pass protection and dominant run blocking with Fields, Moore, MHJ, Mooney and Kmet I think you just might have something. And fire the staff (that goes without saying but I thought I'd mention it because internetz).

Also... excerpt per CBS Sports - Cody Benjamin.
Here are just a few of the ways DeVito made the all-time archives, per the CBS Sports research team:

First undrafted rookie QB in NFL history to win three straight starts without an interception

First undrafted rookie QB in NFL history with a 100+ passer rating in three straight starts

Most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie QB in a game (71) since 1970

First Giants QB to win three straight starts with a 100+ rating and zero INTs since Fran Tarkenton in 1970

Third rookie QB since 1970 to win three straight starts with a 100+ rating and zero INTs, and the first since Dak Prescott

Inserted under center after both Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor suffered injuries this year, DeVito now has eight touchdowns, three interceptions and a 96.5 QB rating in six games for the Giants. He is 3-1 as their replacement starter, leading three times as many wins as Jones did before going down, with a Week 15 matchup with the Saints on deck.

Those last two bullet points though...

Scoregasm · Dec 12, 2023

MustangWally said:
Tommy DeVito’s agent Sean Stellato is the ‘Italian Stallion’ of sports agents

DeVito has not been shy about playing up his Italian-American heritage and Stellato, his agent, wasn’t either.

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This guy is priceless.....talk about leaning into it.

Keisersose · Dec 12, 2023

I don’t know where to post this, but why is it so hard to buy NFL jerseys? Before thanksgiving I was trying to get a Witherspoon jersey size medium. Sold out.

And of course no way to get a Tommy Devito one now.

Any advice? Probably too late for this year, but maybe for future Christmases.

Lee · Dec 12, 2023

Scoregasm said:
This guy is priceless.....talk about leaning into it.

WWWWRocU · Dec 12, 2023

And how about the very number on his jersey! #15 - very Bart Starr-ish. And he's living up to that legend.

Roundball Sage · Dec 12, 2023

This continues to be the Year of the Backup QB in the NFL. Backups doing things all year all around the League.

And this shows that there are numerous guys over the years that could have had decent (or better) pro careers if things in their time had changed just slightly. The difference between a becoming famous name and someone who has to go pack up home and do something else is razor-thin.

And that applies to all pro sports.

Navy_illini · Dec 12, 2023

Jersey Mikes needs a Tommy and Danny commercial.

Does anyone know how much Tommy is actually being paid?

SuperintendentChalmers · Dec 12, 2023

Navy_illini said:
Jersey Mikes needs a Tommy and Danny commercial.

Does anyone know how much Tommy is actually being paid

Assuming he spends the rest of the season on the active roster, he'd be just under $500K given that he spent eight weeks on the practice squad ($12K/week) and nine weeks on the active roster ($44K/week).

Make it an even half million with the money his plumber father is getting doing ads for Peerless Boilers on Giants' radio broadcasts,

Dbell1981 · Dec 12, 2023

Quick question, does anyone still think Altmeyer has a higher ceiling than DeVito?

MustangWally · Dec 12, 2023

Brian Daboll cuts off Tom Brady-Tommy DeVito question: ‘We’re four games in’

Brian Daboll wants everyone to relax with the Tommy DeVito comparisons.

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altgeld88 · Dec 12, 2023

Scoregasm said:
This guy is priceless.....talk about leaning into it.

Sean Stellato to TDV: "Help me... help you!"

TDV: "Hold my beer, Sean."

mhuml32 · Dec 12, 2023

Dbell1981 said:
Quick question, does anyone still think Altmeyer has a higher ceiling than DeVito?

Can we agree that comparing what Altmyer can provide for Illinois to what DeVito can provide to the Giants is fruitless?

This is like me going on the bball board and asking if people still think Podz isn't vastly superior than Dee Brown. It's not going to be a "collaborative" discussion.

kyillinifan · Dec 12, 2023

DeVito and Brown up for NFL rookie of the week. Two Illini. Hot dog.

GILL-INOIS · Dec 12, 2023

Dbell1981 said:
Quick question, does anyone still think Altmeyer has a higher ceiling than DeVito?

At the collegiate level......100% yes

Doesn't mean he will be better than DeVito but Altmyer hasn't played that many games yet at the collegiate level. DeVito managed the offense with one of the leading rushers in the nation and one of the best defenses in the nation. Altmyer has had neither of those but I am interested to see what he can do with more time.

blackdog · Dec 12, 2023

mhuml32 said:
Can we agree that comparing what Altmyer can provide for Illinois to what DeVito can provide to the Giants is fruitless?

This is like me going on the bball board and asking if people still think Podz isn't vastly superior than Dee Brown. It's not going to be a "collaborative" discussion.

Its even worse than that, its like going and looking at DeVito after his first year playing at Syracuse and expecting him to be as good as he is now. Its just a silly comparison to make. You never know how much players are going to grow and change from year to year, especially at the college level.

Battle89 · Dec 12, 2023

Roundball Sage said:
This continues to be the Year of the Backup QB in the NFL. Backups doing things all year all around the League.

And this shows that there are numerous guys over the years that could have had decent (or better) pro careers if things in their time had changed just slightly. The difference between a becoming famous name and someone who has to go pack up home and do something else is razor-thin.

And that applies to all pro sports.

That's the old reasoning behind the Bears not having a good QB since the 40s. It's where they land as much as who they are, and historically the Bears have not developed QBs. Then you layer on that the luck factor (someone ahead of you gets hurt, etc.) and agree the margin is razor-thin.

Frank · Dec 12, 2023

mhuml32 said:
Can we agree that comparing what Altmyer can provide for Illinois to what DeVito can provide to the Giants is fruitless?

This is like me going on the bball board and asking if people still think Podz isn't vastly superior than Dee Brown. It's not going to be a "collaborative" discussion.

WHAT did you just say about Dee Brown??!!?

IlliDan · Dec 12, 2023

How bout that TDV,a hearty ILL out to all his illini brethren would have blown the roof off a entertaining night.What a cool story!

Tommy DeVito

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