Patriots QB Tommy DeVito Postgame Transcript 8/13

PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK TOMMY DEVITO

PRESS CONFERENCE

August 13, 2026

Q: Tommy, your assessment of what you were able to do and maybe what you need to work on as you got through this first game tonight.

TD: Yeah, certainly not our cleanest game, on offense especially. A lot of penalties, a lot of little things that kind of set us back. When you have three or four explosives in a drive that get called back, it is tough to score that way. But there was definitely a lot of good that happened. You could tell when we were playing, everybody was doing their job. The ball was moving down the field. But like I said, just did not start off hot enough. And I think that a lot of the penalties and little mistakes here and there, they just need to get nipped in the bud early because it just kills drives.

Q: Tommy, not that long ago you were in Behren [Morton]’s shoes. What did you see from him in the way he carried himself, and did you offer him any advice along the way?

TD: Oh, for sure. He definitely enjoyed it. He had some fun. I try not to fill his head too much because like I said, I have been there. Your first time really operating this offense against another team where you are able to get hit. You don’t have that red jersey on anymore. But at the same time, enjoy it because training camp is a long time, OTAs, you grind all that to be able to enjoy times like this. So go out there, enjoy it and just be yourself. And that was it, and he did.

Q: Tommy, in terms of your growth, how different a quarterback are you right now with what you were on the field today than the first day you stepped in this building?

TD: Day and night for sure. Everything definitely between the ears, especially because being able just to know what the defense is doing, that is a testament to the offense and the way that the plays are called and just helping me figure out what they are doing before I even snap the ball, and it just makes that game that much easier.

Q: Tommy, you started tonight 2-5, 9 yards. Looked like the offense in general was not very smooth in the beginning. But on that fourth drive, you led them all the way down to the touchdown to Kyle [Williams]. What do you think changed as far as how you played and how the offense played on that drive?

TD: Yeah, I think just stuff is going to click. I think for myself, I missed a couple throws early, one over to Mack [Hollins] down the middle. I think the juices were flowing maybe a little too much, a little too much excitement, a little too much pace on the ball. So, really just taking some time to settle in. Like we said, it was the first time, really, bullets are flying around myself specifically because we have that red jersey on, so it is a little different. But it is good. Once you get into that flow and then start feeling it and the guys around you are playing, it just becomes easy at that point.

Q: Quite a few handoffs to Jam [Miller]. First time we really got to see the running game with full tackling. What type of runner is Jam Miller in your view? And what did you think of the end of the game with the crowd and just the energy for a first preseason game?

TD: Yeah, Jam was great. Again, another rookie that is stepping up to the plate, whether it is in pass protection or to run the ball. He is confident in the huddle. You do not see him looking around and acting like he does not know what is going on. So, his confidence, that helps myself and everybody in the huddle believe in him and feel confident. So, when we hand him the ball, he lowers his pads. He will lay the boom on somebody. He also has a little shiftiness that I am ready to see some more and more. The more tackling that I get to see him partake in, it will be fun. But the crowd was a lot of fun. I do not know what they had going up in that little student section, if you want to call it that. I felt like I was in college again, but that was awesome. They were rowdy. It was a lot of fun.

Q: Tommy, how do you feel here in camp now with all you have been through as a quarterback? Do you feel like you are ready to take the lead, be the player you want to be? Do you feel comfortable here with Josh [McDaniels] and everything that is going on?

TD: For sure, yeah. Like I said, just so much growth from the first day that I got here, from last year up until now, and so much more that I can grow, so I am looking forward to that. I really cannot wait to get into this film, because there were a lot of mistakes that were made from everybody, myself included, whether that was physical or mental. For me, I would rather the physical mistakes because that is going to happen. You are going to want to throw back. You are going to miss a throw. That is just part of the game of football. But the mental ones are the ones that I am trying to eliminate, make sure I am going to the right spot with the ball, make sure I am making the right read and doing all this and that because those are the things that we correct in the classroom. I am trying not to make those mistakes again. So again, looking forward to it, but definitely a ton of growth from then until now, and I am looking forward to building on it for next week.

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