Pizzeria cancels Tommy DeVito event over QB's appearance fee - ESPN

Tommy DeVito and his agent apparently have run afoul of a New Jersey pizzeria, which says it canceled an event featuring the New York Giants quarterback because he doubled his appearance fee.

Coniglio's Old Fashioned pizzeria announced on social media that it would no longer be hosting DeVito on Tuesday after the restaurant «received word from his agent that his appearance fee would be doubling» from $10,000 to $20,000.

According to an Instagram post by Coniglio's, agent Sean Stellato raised the appearance fee after DeVito led the Giants to a comeback victory over the Packers on «Monday Night Football.» The Morristown, New Jersey-based restaurant posted the cancellation Sunday after DeVito struggled in the Giants' 24-6 loss to the Saints.

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Stellato told sports reporter Darren Rovell that it is «a shame that the restaurant promoted that they would have Tommy when we didn't have a signed contract. We didn't raise the price because nothing was ever agreed to.»

But Nino Coniglio, the pizzeria's owner, responded to Rovell: «We agreed in principle to terms — two hours, 250 autographs and $10,000, and then the agent couldn't be reached. He reached back out after Monday's game to tell us the price was now $20,000.»

Coniglio also sent a screenshot of a text message exchange with Stellato, posted to social media by Rovell, that purportedly confirms the original agreement to the $10,000 fee.

DeVito and Stellato have basked in newfound fame amid the undrafted rookie's success as the Giants' unlikely starting quarterback. DeVito, who began the season on the practice squad, helped revive the Giants' faint playoff hopes by leading them to a three-game winning streak punctuated by