Giants' DeVito, Dart Bonding Over 'Love Island'

The New York Giants won’t be taking home a ton of superlatives under center in 2025. Even after remodeling the room, they are still far behind their NFC East rivals. Jaxson Dart isn’t the best prospect in his class, either.

The Giants do, however, have the most entertaining quarterback room in the sport. Russell Wilson’s optimism is relentless – to a point where some consider it too much. Jameis Winston is the sport’s foremost side character; comic relief bound to go viral at some point in 2025. Dart’s persona differs greatly from his predecessor. Tommy DeVito, in his first season, became a cult hero.

New York has the requisite experience to mentor Dart and develop him into a quality starter, but off the field, he’s a cleaner fit with DeVito, who’s much closer in age.

The young Giants quarterbacks are bonding over an unlikely source – the viral television show “Love Island.”

“It's very fun,” DeVito said on Wednesday. “I would say we enjoy ourselves in there. It's definitely work comes first, as it always does. But it's definitely fun. We go out, we get dinner all the time. We do different things outside the facility. But I think, like I said, everything meshes very well with, I don't want to say they're 'older,' but Jameis and Russ being a little bit older and me and being on the younger side, it's a fun blend. They have wives, families, that whole thing.

“Me and Jax don't. It's been – me and Jax might go on Love Island, we've talked about it (laughs). So, you really don't know what's about to happen.”

The show is continuously going viral capturing fans from every walk of life. On Tuesday, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson had fans in a frenzy before his context-less tweet was revealed to be about the reality show. On Wednesday, DeVito revealed the two passers were locked in on love.

“We have,” he said. “I can't say we do it every night, but from time to time if we get an off day (laughs). Yeah, we watch it, we talk about it.”

With Dart in the building, DeVito is all but locked into a spot on the practice squad. He’s earned the trust of head coach Brian Daboll, seen action in both of his NFL seasons. DeVito knows the system, can help advise the rookie, and is far more relatable than his counterparts in the quarterback room.

New York got in on the fun earlier in the offseason, too, spoofing the show in its schedule release.