Video: Giants' Tommy DeVito Appears at Pizzeria Despite Sean Stellato's Fee Dispute

New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito might only be an NFL rookie, but he's already an expert in damage control.

He arrived Tuesday night at Consiglio's Old Fashioned, a pizzeria in New Jersey, to learn a few tricks of the trade.

Consiglio's initially said an appearance by DeVito was canceled because his agent, Sean Stellato, raised his appearance fee from $10,000 to $20,000.

"We are a small family run business & decided $20,000 was a bit steep for 2 hours," the restaurant said. "Apologies to anyone who had already purchased a ticket."

Speaking to sports business reporter Darren Rovell, Stellato contended nothing about the appearance fee had been formalized.

"It's a shame that the restaurant promoted that they would have Tommy when we didn't have a signed contract," the agent said. "We didn't raise the price because nothing was ever agreed to."

But that wasn't the last word from Consiglio's on the matter:

The time in the spotlight can be fleeting for a player such as DeVito. He and Stellato are incentivized to milk the "Tommy Cutlets" wave for all it's worth because things may never be this good again.

The high may already be receding after DeVito went 20-of-34 for 177 yards in a 24-6 loss to the New Orleans Saints. It was his third straight start with fewer than 200 passing yards.

The good news for Consiglio's Old Fashioned is that it might cost a lot less in a few months to get DeVito to show up again.