Giants' Tommy DeVito 'Not 100%' to Face Cowboys amid Arm Injury, Brian Daboll Says

The New York Giants are not "100 percent" certain quarterback Tommy DeVito will be available to face the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday as he recovers from a right forearm injury, according to head coach Brian Daboll.

Daboll said he is still "hopeful" DeVito will start, per The Athletic's Dan Duggan.

DeVito told reporters on Tuesday that his forearm and "whole body" are sore, per SNY's Connor Hughes.

When asked if he could throw at full velocity, DeVito answered, "We'll see."

"I'm not sure. I haven't fully tested it," DeVito said, per MSG Network's Madelyn Burke.

DeVito was slated to get his second straight start since the Giants benched, and later waived, former QB1 Daniel Jones.

Should DeVito remain limited, Drew Lock could get his first start of the season.

"If we were practicing today — and it's a walk-through — he would be limited," Daboll told reporters, per Darryl Slater of NJ.com. "His forearm is sore, and we'll see where we're at. It is sore."

Daboll added that DeVito had thrown earlier on Tuesday, but that he "wouldn't say there was timing or a lot of depth to it or velocity to it," per Slater.

"He's going to test it today in practice," Daboll concluded.

DeVito made his first start of the season on Sunday as the Giants were held to just seven points in a Week 12 blowout by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He went 21-of-31 for 189 yards and led the Giants on one fourth-quarter touchdown drive while taking multiple hits from the Bucs.

DeVito left the game for a single play on the Giants' second-to-last possession, but returned to finish out the loss. He was not listed on the Giants' Monday injury report.

Daboll said during Monday's press conference that he was "anticipating" DeVito would be "ready to go" for the Thursday game.

At the time, however, Daboll said he had not yet spoken to team training staff DeVito. Whatever update he has received since then led him to a more cautious approach.

Lock, who stepped in to complete one pass for three yards when DeVito stepped off the field on Sunday, also briefly appeared in relief of Jones during a Week 7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

He last started while stepping in for an injured Geno Smith during Weeks 13 and 14 of the 2023 season for the Seattle Seahawks.

Lock spent most of the season as the Giants' QB2 before he was jumped in the depth chart by DeVito following Jones' benching, which he told the New York Post's Steve Serby he was "upset and confused" about. Should DeVito sit out Thursday's game, Lock could be auditioning for a more extended shot at the starting role over the final six weeks of the season.