NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Giants are waiving quarterback Tommy DeVito, according to a person familiar with the decision, ending the local fan favorite’s time with the only NFL team he has been a part of in his career.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the move had not been announced.
DeVito, an undrafted free agent and a northern New Jersey native who picked up the nickname “Tommy Cutlets,” was not expected to make the team after the signings of veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and selection of Jaxson Dart in the first round of the draft. Coach Brian Daboll said DeVito did everything he was asked to do in training camp and preseason games, but there was no chance New York was keeping four players at the QB position on the 53-man roster.
Returning on the practice squad is a possibility, though DeVito could draw interest from teams around the league for a third-string role given his professional experience. Now 27, he has started eight games and appeared in 12, completing 65% of his passes for 1,358 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions.
During exhibition play, DeVito was 30 of 38 for 323 yards with four TDs and one pick. Asked afterward about his future, he acknowledged the possibility it would be his final time in a Giants uniform.
“I think about that in the sense of every time you go on the field you never know what’s going to be your last,” DeVito said. “Having the roller coaster I’ve had in the past with injuries and playing performance, whatever it is, every time I go out, I try to put my all because never know when it is going to be your last.”
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