Giants Rumors: Tommy DeVito Unlikely to Play vs. Cowboys amid Injury; Drew Lock QB1

The forearm injury Tommy DeVito suffered in Sunday’s 30-7 loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has left his status for the New York Giants’ Thanksgiving Day game very much in doubt.

Per ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, Drew Lock is in line to get the start against the Dallas Cowboys with DeVito considered a “longshot” right now.

NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo added DeVito will travel to Dallas separate from the rest of the team so he can undergo additional testing on his forearm.

DeVito left the Sunday’s loss for one play in the fourth quarter after having the wind knocked out of him, but he was unable to pinpoint exactly when the forearm issue occurred.

“I don’t really remember a specific play,” he told reporters. “It’s kind of just adding up all the hits.”

The Giants didn’t have DeVito on their initial injury report released on Monday, but he was added to the list on Tuesday as a limited participant.

Since the Giants only had a walkthrough on Wednesday rather than a full practice, their injury report was a projection of what they expected would have happened. DeVito was listed as not participating.

Sunday marked DeVito’s first start of the season after the Giants announced they were releasing Daniel Jones. The 26-year-old became a cult figure in New York after leading a three-game winning streak last season, but he didn’t have the same impact this time around.

The Giants had their third-worst offensive performance of the season by total yards (245) and points (seven) against the Giants. It was also their third loss by at least 20 points.

Lock could make his first start of the season after appearing in three games previously. He has only attempted nine passes, completing four of them for nine yards.

The 28-year-old Lock is in his sixth NFL season. He is 9-14 as a starter with 28 touchdowns and 23 interceptions in 31 career games.

New York and Dallas will play on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET from AT&T Stadium. The Giants haven’t won a road game against the Cowboys since Week 1 of the 2016 season.