The Patriots have a brand new No. 3 quarterback, and it’s a participant they lately watched tear their defense aside.
The Patriots claimed quarterback Tommy DeVito off waivers from the Giants. DeVito was 17-of-20 for 198 yards with three touchdowns within the Giants’ preseason finale in opposition to the Patriots. DeVito, who’s nicknamed “Tommy Cutlets,” joins Drake Maye and Joshua Dobbs on the Patriots’ quarterback depth chart.
The Patriots additionally claimed cornerback Charles Woods from the Rams.
One spot on the 53-man roster is already cleared after the Patriots agreed to launch Kendrick Bourne. They’ll have to create yet another spot for the opposite waiver declare.
DeVito, 27, was thrust right into a beginning function as an undrafted rookie out of Syracuse in 2023 with the Giants. He went 3-3 as a starter in 2023 and began two video games, going 0-2, in 2024. In his NFL profession, DeVito has accomplished 65.3% of his passes for 1,358 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions in 12 video games with eight begins.
Woods went undrafted out of SMU in 2024. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound cornerback spent all of final season with the Rams, showing in 12 video games with two tackles. He joins Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis, Marcus Jones, Alex Austin and DJ James within the Patriots’ defensive backfield.
Woods primarily performed within the slot this summer season with the Rams. They wanted a brand new backup slot cornerback after seeing Marcellas Dial go down with an ACL tear in coaching camp.
No gamers waived by the Patriots had been claimed on Wednesday.
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