The quarterback carousel is spinning, and the New York Giants have to be getting sick from their inability to get off the darn thing. It's no surprise that with each piece of breaking news about quarterbacks, the G-Men find themselves in the thick of the conversation.
Not too long ago, New York was a legitimate destination for Matthew Stafford... until it wasn't. Apparently, the Pacific Ocean is more Stafford's thing than the East River, but we digress. Since the trade fell through, general manager Joe Schoen has been making good on his promise to turn over every rock to find a quarterback. Sam Darnold, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders, and Jaxson Dart have all been linked to Big Blue. Long list of names, but until they're in a Giants jersey, it doesn't really matter.
Heading into the 2025 offseason, the Giants had exactly zero quarterbacks under contract. Drew Lock and Tim Boyle hit free agency with little chance of returning, while Tommy DeVito’s status as an exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) meant he couldn’t sign elsewhere unless the Giants chose not to tender him. Well…
Tommy DeVito is expected to sign his exclusive rights free agent tender soon
You can take the New York out of the cutlets, but you can't take the cutlets out of New York. That's right folks, undrafted Italian sensation Tommy DeVito is expected to sign his ERFA tender and come back to New York for his third professional season. The contract is expected to be $1.030 million, non-guaranteed.
No, it's not a big-name free agent by any stretch of the imagination, and it's probably not the quarterback news the fans were hoping to hear. Regardless, there will at least be a sitting quarterback officially on the roster, which I guess is cool.
DeVito has appeared in 12 games for the Giants, including eight starts (3-5). While his play hasn't necessarily attributed to wins, it's not like he's unplayable. His counting stats are decent: 1,358 passing yards, eight touchdowns, and three interceptions while completing 65.3 percent of his passes. Not amazing by any means, but things could be much worse.
For now, Big Blue has a quarterback on the roster—but that’s hardly enough. It’s on Schoen to keep digging, turning over every rock until he finds a real, dependable solution—whether that comes from free agency, the draft, or both.