Tommy DeVito, an undrafted free agent rookie, is the present beginning quarterback for the New York Giants. He wasn’t their first, and even second, alternative, however he’s the starter now.
DeVito was the backup to the backup, which meant the Giants needed to go discover a new backup, which they did once they signed Matt Barkley to the observe squad earlier than including him to the lively roster.
Barkley hasn’t recorded a stat within the NFL since 2020. He’s a profession backup who’s performed for eight totally different groups in 9 seasons. He spent final season backing up Josh Allen in Buffalo, so it’s not as if he’s out of soccer form. However is he prepared for the sphere?
The Giants quarterbacks sit behind one of many worst offensive strains within the league, so the chance that Barkley will get within the recreation is excessive. And if he does, head coach Brian Daboll says he’ll be prepared.
“Yeah, he’s ready,” Daboll instructed reporters this week. “He stays right here late; we’ll be with him as a lot as we now have to. I believe Shae (Tierney) and (Mike) Kafka do job with these guys. They spend quite a lot of time with them, you recognize. DeVito, clearly a younger participant, and Matt is new, so quite a lot of work in that space.”
The issue with this response is that Daboll isn’t going to say he’s not able to the general public. That’s one thing they’d talk about privately, nevertheless it additionally doesn’t imply he’s mendacity. Barkley very doubtless is prepared for the sphere, and as a nine-year veteran, his information of the sport can do nothing however assist DeVito.
Barkley was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles within the fourth spherical of the 2013 NFL Draft. Since then, he has bounced across the league as a backup. His final recorded stats are from 5 video games performed for the Payments in 2020, the place he threw for 197 yards, one landing, one interception, and was sacked as soon as.
Whereas the hope is that nothing occurs to take DeVito out of the sport, if that point ought to come, Barkley is really able to take the helm.
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