The New York Giants were in action on Monday night against the Green Bay Packers, which meant that quarterback Tommy DeVito was in action. And on Monday, viewers were introduced to DeVito’s agent, Sean Stellato. He quickly became a popular figure among football fans.
And you may be wondering, why did this happen? What is so special about DeVito’s agent?
To that question, we have a simple answer. Close your eyes and imagine exactly what someone named Tommy DeVito’s agent would look like. Now open them and see what he actually looks like.
Chances are, there won’t be much of a difference.
Tommy DeVito’s agent looks exactly how I’d expect Tommy DeVito’s agent to look like pic.twitter.com/8kUq4vikLl
— Giants Daily (@NYGDaily) December 12, 2023
Stellato caught the attention of both the main broadcast booth of Joe Buck and Eli Manning as well as the ManningCast, with Peyton Manning comparing him to Johnny Fontaine from The Godfather.
"This guy, the agent, may break the internet."
"What the heck's going on?"
"THEY HAVING KISSES EVERYWHERE."– Joe Buck and Troy Aikman having a lot of fun with Tommy DeVito's agent. pic.twitter.com/ETws3BfEfr
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 12, 2023
"Oh my God. Look at the dad. Look at the dad. Johnny Fontaine. My Gosh."
– Peyton Manning having a lot of fun with Tommy DeVito's dad — and agent. pic.twitter.com/kTVg0CY6b0
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 12, 2023
Buck, Aikman and Manning were not alone.
With two games going on Monday, there was of course a lot of attention given to football. But DeVito’s agent caught a ton of attention, as well, becoming the topic of a lot of conversations.
Tommy DeVito’s agent is iconic. pic.twitter.com/VVORV5gkeA
— Lucy Burdge (@LucilleBurdge) December 12, 2023
The Stolen Kiss, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s https://t.co/azh5s7xfnp pic.twitter.com/CkeuKkQbOR
— ArtButMakeItSports (@ArtButSports) December 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/ohrnberger/status/1734404882210406899
I have a sudden craving for rigatoni https://t.co/FQDaL6kLas
— Steve Politi (@StevePoliti) December 12, 2023
OK this has to be a bit, right? 😂 https://t.co/Fxw592PexJ
— Rob Phillips (@robphillips3) December 12, 2023
Amazing… https://t.co/dA2RynQkJy
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) December 12, 2023
Tommy DeVito's agent is absolutely perfect pic.twitter.com/LimaGUKJeo
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) December 12, 2023
It was a good night for DeVito and his agent. The Giants defeated the Packers 24-22. DeVito was 17-for-21, passing for 158 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also led the team down the field, setting up Randy Bullock for a game-winning field goal as time expired.
[Giants Daily, Photo Credit: ESPN]
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