Alright, let me walk you through how I figured out the deal with Tommy DeVito’s salary over at the Giants. It’s been quite the story, hasn’t it? Local kid, undrafted, suddenly quarterbacking. Got me genuinely curious about what that actually translates to, you know, paycheck-wise.
So, the other evening, I had some time and decided to dig into it. First thing I did was just pop his name and “salary” into a search engine. Pretty standard start, right? But man, the first wave of results was mostly just game highlights, news about his agent, stuff about living at home. Lots of buzz, not many hard numbers.
I had to refine things a bit. Started thinking, okay, he was undrafted. That’s a key piece. So I searched specifically for “undrafted free agent contract Giants 2023”. That started getting me closer. Found some general articles talking about how UDFA contracts usually work.
Here’s what I pieced together:
- Most undrafted rookies get signed to a standard, minimum-level contract for the league year they sign in. It’s not like the big bucks the drafted guys get right away.
- I looked up the league minimum salary for rookies in 2023. Found that number pretty easily on sites that track player contracts. It’s the same base figure for most guys in his situation.
But then I remembered, he wasn’t on the main active roster the whole time, right? He started on the practice squad. That’s a different pay scale altogether. So, back to searching I went. This time looking for “NFL practice squad salary 2023”.
Found out practice squad players have a set weekly salary. It’s decent money, don’t get me wrong, way more than I make blogging here, but it’s significantly less than being on the main 53-man roster.
So, putting it all together…
My understanding, after digging around, is that his earnings are kind of a mix. When he was on the practice squad earlier in the season, he got that weekly practice squad rate. Then, once he got moved up to the active roster and started playing, his pay would switch to the pro-rated amount based on the rookie minimum salary for the year. That base salary for the active roster is the bigger number, obviously.
It wasn’t like finding one single article with a big headline saying “DeVito makes X”. It was more about understanding the system – how contracts work for UDFAs, the difference between practice squad and active roster pay, and then finding the standard league figures for those categories for this year. Took a bit of sifting through the noise, but eventually got a clear picture of how it generally works for a player in his specific situation. It’s definitely not the mega-millions yet, more like earning his stripes, which honestly makes the story even better in my book.
