Oof, Madone!
As if issues could not get any worse for the New York Giants, they’re now being mocked by Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield, who did Tommy DeVito’s signature celebration throughout Sunday’s first-half rout.
Mayfield scrambled up the center and leaped into the top zone for a 10-yard landing run that elevated the Bucs’ second-quarter lead over the Giants to 23-0. Mayfield celebrated by elevating each arms and doing the Italian pinched-fingers celebration that turned the Giants’ quarterback’s trademark final season.
“Baker Mayfield doing the Tommy DeVito in the Giants’ end zone. Oh boy.” pic.twitter.com/ADeY4JKySh
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 24, 2024
The Giants haven’t given their followers a lot to have fun this season, going 2-8. They benched, after which launched, beginning quarterback Daniel Jones earlier this week, naming DeVito the starter.
DeVito, an undrafted New Jersey native, performed in 9 video games for the Giants final season, making six begins. He threw for 1,101 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions, main the group to a 3-3 file as starter. He adopted the finger-purse celebration as an ode to his Italian heritage, and affectionately turned often called “Tommy Cutlets” after he advised ESPN that one of many advantages of nonetheless dwelling dwelling along with his dad and mom at 25 years previous is his mother’s rooster cutlets.
“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 mentioned on the time. “My mom still makes my bed. Everything is handled for me. Honestly, I don’t even know if I could find a place closer to here than where I live. It takes me 12 minutes to get here.”
DeVito was again underneath heart on Sunday for the primary time this season, however he accomplished simply 3 of 5 passes for 31 yards within the first half because the Giants have been held scoreless within the first half.
Mayfield, in the meantime, accomplished 19 of 23 passes for 230 yards, whereas additionally including a speeding landing and mocking his opponent.
The Giants have not had a lot cause to have fun, so Mayfield stole their quarterback’s celebration.
