Sports agent Sean Stellato, who represents New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, among others, was recently inducted into the Italian-American Hall of Fame and it is easy to see why.
Stellato sent the internet ablaze during the Giants' Week 14 victory over the Green Bay Packers, in front of a national television audience on Monday Night Football, when he appeared on the sideline during pre-game warmups wearing a pinstripe suit and black fedora hat while making a phone call as DeVito looked on. Throughout the game, cameras caught Stellato celebrating with the DeVito family, including planting a kiss on DeVito's father's cheek following a Giants touchdown.
But, Stellato's Italian-American heritage isn't limited to his propensity for dressing to the nines on game day.
Prior to Stellato becoming a bit of a household name in recent weeks, the 45-year-old agent supposedly shot the pilot for a documentary, including replicating a famous scene from Rocky Balboa.
"I live the code of my life," Stellato said in the trailer. "Like Rocky Balboa. He was about being the underdog. Gritty, tough, doing unorthodox things."
Unreal that a couple months ago I directed a DOC / pilot with my partners for a premium series about @seanstellato, his agency and his clients including @tommydevito007 ?And Hollywood had no interest. HILARIOUS. #NYGiants #tommydevito #NFL #seanstellato pic.twitter.com/Hr3KhFJAzp
— DocuGONZO (@DocuGonzo) December 17, 2023
Much like the familiar scene, Stellato walks into a meat freezer and beats up a large carcass yet to be butchered.
"I think about all the adversity I ever faced, and I'm pissed off. Stellato says. "That's my theme song that plays in my head. When I'm negotiating a deal, that plays in my head. When I'm recruiting someone, that plays in my head."
In addition to DeVito, Stellato represents clients living on the fringe at the bottom of NFL rosters, continuously fighting for their livelihood, some of them even go on to have impressive runs like the Giants' undrafted rookie quarterback's this season.
Stellato sees his fight with the meat as a metaphor for his career.
"I'm standing in blood," Stellato says in the clip. "I beat the **** out of that meat. I gave it everything I had, because that's what I do. I'm a sports agent, and I never back down."
