Tommy DeVito’s spot with Giants comes with some security after roster decision

This time, Tommy DeVito knew how it worked.

More importantly, he knew exactly what he wanted to avoid on felling day.

“I remember what it was like last year,” DeVito said after practice Wednesday. “I woke up in the morning and came to the facility. It was my day off and I didn't have to come to the facility, but I decided to come anyway. I was on my way to the facility and they called me and they were like, 'Hey, where are you?' And I was like, 'I'm on my way to the facility,' and they were like, 'Okay, come by. I'll pick you up when I see you.' And I was like, 'Oh shit, I guess this is what it's like.'”

“This year it was like, OK, let's see what happens. I got up in the morning, went to the facility, walked in, didn't get caught and that was it.”

Last year, DeVito was “caught” by phone at the Giants' facility, leading to him being cut from the team and then joining the practice squad, but neither happened Tuesday as the Giants whittled their roster down to 53 players.

There was no call, no “catch,” no cut — DeVito was selected for the team.

And his position should be secured.

Not only will he remain on the roster until Drew Lock, who signed a one-year, $5 million contract to be Daniel Jones' primary backup, is fully recovered from an oblique injury.

General manager Joe Sean said Wednesday that he plans to keep three quarterbacks on the roster through the season.

Additionally, the NFL Players Association on Monday rejected a rule passed by the owners that would have allowed an emergency quarterback – someone who can wear uniform and play in the game if the other two quarterbacks are injured but does not have to be on the game-day roster – to remain on the practice squad.

Instead, the emergency quarterback will have to be on the 53-man active roster, as was required last year.

“[Head coach Brian Daboll] Sean said that when he attended the owners' meetings in March, a statistic was presented that showed the backup quarterback played nearly 2,500 more snaps last year than in previous years: “You've already seen the number of snaps the backup quarterback played in Buffalo. [Mitchell Trubisky]or Minnesota [J.J. McCarthy]”As it stands, we've already had some injuries at quarterback. Based on where we were last year, I think Tommy is in a good position.”

This preseason, DeVito completed 32 of 61 passes (52.5%) for 270 yards but no touchdowns or interceptions.

DeVito, now 26, briefly became a fan and locker room favorite last year, appearing in nine games, starting six of them and briefly leading the team to three straight wins.

The Cedar Grove, New Jersey native isn't going anywhere — at least not for a while.

“I just went out there and did my best and did everything I could and let them make the decisions,” DeVito said. “I knew I gave it my all.”