It’s curtains for the Tommy Cutlets era with the New York Giants, and fans are cracking the same joke at his expense.
Several reports confirmed Tuesday that the Giants were cutting Tommy DeVito ahead of his third NFL season. The fan favorite became the odd man out in a crowded Giants QB room that also included Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and 2025 first-round pick Jaxson Dart.
Giants to waive QB Tommy DeVito. (via @rapsheet, @mikegarafolo) pic.twitter.com/ghTF6nBnk2
— NFL (@NFL) August 26, 2025
Several fans imagined DeVito’s exit from the Giants to resemble the scene from the 1990 film “Goodfellas” where Joe Pesci’s character gets “whacked.” Pesci’s character also happened to be named Tommy DeVito.
Tommy DeVito walking into the Giants facility this morning pic.twitter.com/M7PjHxcy9k
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) August 26, 2025
I would assume this is how the Giants notified Tommy DeVito about his release pic.twitter.com/WnF25lyZln
— Nate the Sports Guy (@HumbleSportsGuy) August 26, 2025
Tommy DeVito walking into MetLife this morning pic.twitter.com/n4kE0myVIU
— All Rice (@thats_bb_suzyn) August 26, 2025
crazy how they chose to get rid of tommy 😵😵 pic.twitter.com/HFgmRiX3Qc
— MikeTX (@miketx95) August 26, 2025
It would have arguably been more surprising if fans hadn’t made the joke. It was basically low-hanging fruit.
Given the outsized attention the news got on social media, one might have fairly wondered if DeVito was Eli Manning reincarnate. News reports on the Giants parting ways with DeVito got tens of thousands of likes.
In reality, DeVito was a backup quarterback with career tallies of 1,358 passing yards and 8 touchdowns across two NFL campaigns. But Giants fans will never forget the Italian-American QB’s captivating three-game run late in the 2023 regular season.
The “Passing Paisano” may finally be forced to move out of his parents’ house if he lands on another NFL roster.