There has been no hotter name in the NFL in recent weeks than Tommy DeVito.From his Italian celebrations and his mafioso-looking agent, to his and his family's cooking at tailgates, no
Joe Morgan Jersey one can get enough of DeVito mania.However, not everything is always shiny in the national spotlight, and DeVito has stirred up controversy in his home state of New Jersey.A pizza shop in Morristown, N.J. reportedly scheduled DeVito to make an appearance at the store; however, the pizzeria was forced to cancel the event.MORE: Why is DeVito no longer making the appearance at the pizza shop? The Sporting News explains:While DeVito's stock on the field took a hit on Sunday during the Giants' lo s to the Saints, his stock off the field was affected as well.Coniglios Old Fashioned, a pizzeria located in Morristown, N.J., said in an Instagram post on Sunday on social media that they will no longer be hosting DeVito on Tuesday for a scheduled event. The shop claimed they received word from DeVito's agent, , that the rookie quarterback's appearance fee would be doubling from $10,000 to $20,000.The
Terry Steinbach Jersey event was originally scheduled to to take place between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 19.With the increase in price, the family-run busine s stated that they "decided $20,000 was a bit steep for two hours."The restaurant, which has had Giants legends such as Eli Manning appear at the store, apologized to New York fans, and said that they would be reimbursing people who already purchased tickets."Sorry about that lo s today #nygiants fans but were Italian too & dont like when someone says one thing & does another."Fortunately for them, it seems DeVito's camp had a change of heart. Because on Tuesday, there DeVito was, posing for pictures at Coniglio's after agreeing to offer his likene s to the shop free of charge.Pretty awesome - undrafted rookie QB Tommy Devito showed up *unpaid* for an appearance with a local Pizza place after they were unable to pay his fee. Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) On Monday morning, sports busine s reporter Darren Rovell shared a statement from Stellato that disputed the restaurant's claims, as Stellato said that "we didnt have a signed contract.
Oakland Athletics Jersey "Tommy DeVitos agent : Its a shame that the restaurant promoted that they would have Tommy when we didnt have a signed contract. We didnt raise the price because nothing was ever agreed to. Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) "Its a shame that the restaurant promoted that they would have Tommy when we didnt have a signed contract. We didnt raise the price because nothing was ever agreed to."MORE: That wasn't the end. The owner of Coniglio's, Nino Coniglio, fired back at Stellato, claiming that the two sides had "agreed in principle to terms." Rovell also posted a screenshot of a supposed exchange between Coniglio and Stellato, which shared the details of the agreement."We agreed
Catfish Hunter Jersey in principle to terms 2 hours, 250 autographs and $10,000 and then the agent couldnt be reached. He reached back out after Mondays game to tell us the price was now $20,000."This isnt the end.Coniglios owner Nino Coniglio on deal with DeVito.We agreed in principle to terms 2 hours, 250 autographs and $10,000 and
Marcus Semien Jersey then the agent couldnt be reached. He reached back out after Mondays game to tell us the price was now $20,000.Contract Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) It's understandable why DeVito's team was interested in raising his appearance fee, given his rise into national stardom over the last month. However, no one can blame a mom and pop shop for drawing the line when it comes to finances.Cooler heads prevailed in the end, though, bonding over the greatest unifier the world has ever seen: pizza.