One former Giants fan favorite is getting a ring this year. <\/p>\n
Maybe two, if he\u2019s lucky. <\/p>\n
Patriots quarterback Tommy DeVito and girlfriend Michayla Anja got engaged on Wednesday, he confirmed with an Instagram post Thursday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n DeVito, 27, wore a white shirt, beige pants and Nikes as he got down on one knee while Anja wore a white dress for the photos.<\/p>\n The signal-caller proposed to his now-fianc\u00e9e while overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before celebrating their love at a steakhouse, People reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n Tommy DeVito takes the field before the Patriots\u2019 win over the Broncos in the AFC Championship game at Empower Field At Mile High on Jan. 25, 2026 in Denver. Getty Images<\/p>\n Anja shared a photo of herself attending a Patriots game from a suite inside Gillette Stadium in October before sharing a photo with DeVito while on vacation in March. <\/p>\n DeVito first appeared to share<\/a> his relationship with Anja in an April 1 post.<\/p>\n DeVito, a Don Bosco Prep product and Livingston, N.J., native, became a Giants fan favorite in 2023 when he stepped into the starting quarterback role thanks to injuries to Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor. <\/p>\n Tommy DeVito and Michayla Anja. Instagram\/Michayla<\/p>\n He filled in admirably, going 3-3 as a starter with 1,101 passing yards and eight touchdown passes against three interceptions. <\/p>\n DeVito, thanks to his Italian heritage, earned the nickname \u201cTommy Cutlets\u201d as his hand-pinching celebration went viral.<\/p>\n Local delis capitalized on \u201cCutlet Mania,\u201d<\/a> and his family even tailgated at MetLife Stadium with pasta, and you guessed it, chicken cutlets.<\/p>\n Michayla Anja in a social media post. Instagram\/Michayla<\/p>\n He started just two games in 2024 before the Giants released him last summer. <\/p>\n He then caught on with the AFC Champion Patriots, but did not play in a game on their road to the Super Bowl. <\/p>\n Tommy DeVito gestures while speaking to the media after practice at the New York Giants training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n He did, however, earn a two-year, $7.4 million extension this offseason<\/a>.<\/p>\n DeVito said in the lead-up to the Super Bowl that he was happy to have his Giants moment, but that\u2019s now in the past<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThat was cool and fun, but that\u2019s a Jersey, New York thing, if you will,\u201d DeVito said at Super Bowl 2026 Opening Night. \u201cThat\u2019s going to be tied to that. Mainly, because I\u2019m from there. That was one of the most special teams in my life \u2014 and I love it every time I go back \u2014 but this is a different version of myself, and I\u2019m happy with that.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t