Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito has put together quite a sudden rise in the NFL.
After starting the season as the third quarterback on the depth chart, injuries to Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor elevated DeVito to starter.
Last week, DeVito earned headlines when it was revealed that despite his NFL salary, he still lived with his parents.
"I don't have to worry about laundry, what I'm eating for dinner, chicken cutlets and all that is waiting for me when I get there," DeVito said. "My mom still makes my bed. Everything is handled for me."
This admission brought a litany of jokes at DeVito's expense, many of them focusing on how even with his NFL talent, he was still living like a young Italian man from New Jersey.
On Sunday against the Commanders, DeVito leaned into the jokes even further. To open up the scoring for the day for the Giants, DeVito tossed an absolute dime to running back Saquon Barkley.
Saquon TD!
— New York Giants (@Giants) November 19, 2023
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In celebration of his stellar throw, DeVito pinched his fingers together and tossed his hand in the air.
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— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 19, 2023
Here was Tommy DeVito living his best life, and fans were loving it.
Tell me you’re Italian, without telling me you’re Italian. https://t.co/0c6Q9uFIey
— Gino Cammilleri (@GC24_Football) November 19, 2023
Idc about the Giants, but this is tough ???????????? https://t.co/Wgwv46r4df
— Robert Ellman (@BobbyFootball75) November 19, 2023
https://t.co/UjDvG1RJpw pic.twitter.com/luSMTVt1pO
— evan (@evanmlapointe) November 19, 2023
Move over Ben DiNucci, the Italian QB meme to end all of them has arrived. #HTTC https://t.co/5AqyUmRHBq
— Ethan West (@ethanwest44) November 19, 2023
When Tommy Devito begins to cook pic.twitter.com/0UG8q60h3x
— Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) November 19, 2023
Tommy DeVito doing ???? after his TD passes is top notch
— Charlotte Carroll (@charlottecrrll) November 19, 2023
DeVito might have started the year as a relative unknown, but he's quickly playing and celebrating his way into the hearts of Giants fans.
