Overview
- With Joshua Dobbs off the roster, DeVito is expected to move into the Patriots’ primary backup role behind Drake Maye after coaches signaled increased trust in his work.
- Coach Mike Vrabel has publicly praised DeVito’s progress and has popularized the locker-room nickname “Two Chains,” which DeVito says began after Vrabel saw him wearing two gold necklaces.
- DeVito’s on-field improvement showed up in drills and scrimmages when he finished 11 for 16 in 11-on-11 work, threw a roughly 50-yard touchdown to Mack Hollins, and completed 13 of 16 passes in an intrasquad game.
- DeVito emphasizes the Patriots’ offense gives the quarterback broad decision-making power and says his past sudden depth-chart moves with the Giants taught him to ‘prepare like a starter.’
- If DeVito maintains this level of play, New England will have a clearer in-game plan for replacing Maye if needed and a locker-room identity that treats him as reliable insurance rather than a novelty figure.