FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tommy DeVito is leaving the bright lights of New York. But he isn’t going very far.

The 27-year-old quarterback, who was tagged with the nickname “Tommy Cutlets” during his time in New York, was claimed by the New England Patriots a day after the Giants waived the fan favorite as teams across the NFL cutdown their initial regular-season rosters.

DeVito becomes the third quarterback in New England, behind starter Drake Maye and backup Josh Dobbs.

It was believed that DeVito would have a chance to return to the Giants’ practice squad if he’d cleared waivers. But the Patriots picked up the former undrafted free agent and northern New Jersey native after he became expendable following New York’s signing of veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston.

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