For his part, DeVito will keep the Italian-ness in check and focus on the bigger picture. “Whether if I would've been drafted No. 1 overall or undrafted as I was, you need to go out and prove ...

He definitely had the idea of putting the Italian fingers up. “I’m from Philly. We’ve got a whole bunch of Italians out there, so I’m used to Italian. I got a lot of texts.

His freaking initials are "TD," his father in the stands has become a social media character, and DeVito himself has made the classic Italian fingers-up expression a team rallying point.