Tommy Devito’s agent allegedly tried to shake down a pizza restaurant

Tommy Devito mania may need gone a contact too far. This week a family-run New Jersey pizza restaurant introduced {that a} deliberate look by the Giants’ QB has been cancelled, as they have been informed by his agent Sean Stellato that Devito’s look price was doubling, from $10,000 to $20,000.

Posting a clip of Eli Manning visiting the restaurant up to now, Coniglio’s defined their determination on Instagram.

“No @tommydevito will NOT be @coniglios this Tuesday as initially deliberate. After final week’s win we acquired phrase from his agent that his look price can be doubling (went from 10k to twenty); We’re a small household run enterprise & determined $20,000 was a bit steep for two hours.”

The publish went on to say the restaurant wasn’t crying over spilt milk, and as a substitute selected to recollect when Manning visited Coniglios.

On the one hand it’s like like Devito is an overly-paid participant. He’s making $750K this season, and it’s unclear if he’ll ever see a severe contract over his profession. Devito has famously stated he’s frugal, selecting to dwell at residence and eat there — slightly than dwelling a lavish NFL way of life. It is a participant who has to make cash whereas he can, however having your agent shake down a small restaurant over an look price is unquestionably a contact too far.

A part of all the attraction of Devito is his humble, grassroots upbringing with resonates with Giants followers — particularly these of Italian descent. So it comes off as fairly gross to have an settlement for him to seem, solely to be informed later that the price would double.

It additionally hurts being shaken down for cash by this man.

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I’m all for Giants followers to have enjoyable and be totally engaged within the throes of “Tommy Cutlets,” however this goes approach too far.

Replace: There is a crucial replace to this story.

DeVito made an look at Coniglio’s and discovered easy methods to make some old school soda whereas he was there:

The completely satisfied ending we have been all ready for.