Tommy DeVito walked into the Giants’ locker room and knew precisely what he needed to see first.
The New Jersey-bred quarterback, who’s looking to stick with his local team, made a beeline in a single explicit route.
“First place I went to was to go see the place Daniel Jones’ locker is,’’ DeVito mentioned Friday after an on-field session on the Giants’ rookie mini-camp.
“That was sort of cool. After which proper subsequent to mine is the place I noticed just a little plaque above the place Eli [Manning’s] locker was. That was cool to see, I’ve by no means seen that earlier than. It was surreal, sort of simply soaking in each day.’’
The Giants have three quarterbacks taking part within the rookie camp: DeVito, Bryce Perkins (Virginia) and Hunter Johnson (Clemson and Northwestern earlier than that).
Perkins is the youthful brother of former Giants working again Paul Perkins.
DeVito spent 4 years at Syracuse earlier than transferring to Illinois, the place he went 8-5 as a starter in 2022, finishing 69.6 p.c of his passes with 15 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
He’s from Cedar Grove, N.J., and starred in highschool at Don Bosco Prep.
He beforehand participated within the Giants’ native Professional Day and was signed after going undrafted.
Hunter and Perkins are at this camp on a tryout foundation.
“[DeVito] spun the ball fairly good, was productive,’’ head coach Brian Daboll mentioned. “Was good within the conferences that we had with him. I do know he’s an area legend round right here, however he’s received a protracted method to go, loads to study. Good younger man to work with.’’
That is heady stuff for DeVito, 24, contemplating the place he’s attempting to carve out an NFL area of interest for himself.
“I reside quarter-hour away, perhaps much less, down Route 3, so it’s like I’m enjoying in my very own yard,’’ DeVito mentioned. “Simply excited. Clearly, I’ve all my household and pals round right here, it’s good. Recent begin. Began right here on the backside, proper, so started working my manner up.’’
CB Deonte Banks, the Giants’ first-round select of Maryland, described his first day as “actually good. Actual easy. Actual mild.’’
He prefers to be referred to as “Tae.’’
DT Dexter Lawrence, on the facility to sign his new four-year, $90 million contract extension, was requested what he desires to purchase now that the deal is completed.
“A lake home, in all probability,’’ he mentioned, laughing. “I’m a chill man.’’
The Giants signed three of their seven draft picks: RB Eric Grey out of Oklahoma (fifth spherical), CB Tre Hawkins out of Previous Dominion (sixth spherical) and DB Gervarrius Owens out of Houston (seventh spherical).
9 undrafted rookie free brokers have been signed: DeVito, DE Habakkuk Baldonado (Pittsburgh), LB Troy Brown (Mississippi), LB Dyontae Johnson (Toledo), DB Alex Prepare dinner (Washington), DB Gemon Inexperienced (Michigan), WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (West Virginia), TE Ryan Jones (East Carolina) and long-snapper Cameron Lyons (UNC-Charlotte).
G Solomon Kindley was waived and DB Terrell Burgess was waived/injured.
