After starting quarterback Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending ACL injury last season and backup Tyrod Taylor was also dealing with injury, the New York Giants turned to third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito. And as the Giants now face a decision on his future with the team, he has a pretty clear warning for them.
The New York Giants signed Drew Lock to serve as the backup quarterback to Daniel Jones this season, meaning the Giants could risk losing Tommy DeVito to waivers if they cut him from the active roster later before the start of the season. And DeVito warned the team about that during a recent interview.
“I’m very aware of how they operate in this organization,” DeVito said according to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post. “That’s up to them to make that decision, make that gamble. I’m going to continue to play. We’ll see how everything unfolds. If they decide to [cut me] and I get scooped up, I don’t get to make that decision [to say] afterwards, if somebody grabs me, ‘No, I want to stay here.’ It’s everything for the front office.”
In his three games as a starter last year, DeVito led the team to a 3-3 record. We’ll have to see what the future holds for him in New York.
