Ex-ESPN analyst details beef with Tommy Devito's agent Sean Stellato: "He’s like this rodent that won’t go away"

Tommy DeVito wasn't a name many had bought much stock in heading into 2023, but as December begins to wrap up, the Giants quarterback is now a nationally known figure. Even DeVito's agent, Sean Stellato, is catching a chunk of the spotlight. The turn of events comes to ex-ESPN analyst Todd McShay's chagrin, who was a long-time rival of the quarterback's agent.

It wasn't like many high-school rivalries centered around bullying, but rather a rivalry strictly on the field. Sports Illustrated reported what McShay said about the two's history via Ryen Russilo of The Ringer:

“Don’t get me started on Sean Stellato. The fact that Sean Stellato is still in my life drives me crazy."

Stellato was a quarterback of a rival football team whose game-winning touchdown ended McShay's high school football career. McShay's team would have advanced to the playoffs, but Stellato's touchdown knocked McShay's team out of the hunt:

“Sean Stellato throws a touchdown pass with like no time left. They win that game. We’re shut out [of the championship]. Season’s over. High school career is over,” he added.

McShay held a grudge, telling Stellato to go "bleep himself" 15 years later:

“Fifteen years later I get word from somebody that I know who has talked to Stellato. He’s writing a book about it. And Stellato wants to contact me to do an interview. I tell him to go bleep himself. And I think it’s all going to go away,”

Stellato then showed up on television, to McShay's dismay:

“And I’m sitting on my couch a couple of weeks ago, Monday Night Football, and I look at this guy and I’m like, Holy s---, that’s Sean Stellato. He won’t go away. He’s like this rodent that won’t go away in my life.”

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Tommy Devito sparks quarterback controversy for Giants fans

Tommy DeVito at Green Bay Packers v New York Giants

While expensive contracts seem to all but ensure another season of the Daniel Jones experience in 2024, fans of the team have reason to demand a change. Tommy Devito is 3-2 in his last five games and has thrown for eight touchdowns and three interceptions.

Before suffering his season-ending injury, Jones went 1-5 and threw for two touchdowns and six interceptions. Put simply, the difference between the two New York Giants quarterbacks has been night and day.

Of course, Jones has a playoff win also under his belt and a 9-6-1 record in his last full season. In 2022, he threw for a 3:1 touchdown-interception ratio (15 touchdowns, five interceptions) and won roughly three games for every two losses. Tommy DeVito also has nearly a 3:1 touchdown-interception ratio and has won three games with two losses.

In other words, while both players have quite a different experience in 2023, DeVito this season is remarkably similar to Jones in 2022. With three games to go, will the pattern hold up for Saquon Barkley's interim quarterback?