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The Giants put the “cut” in “Tommy Cutlets.”

Tommy DeVito — the North Jersey native turned Cinderella fan favorite and Italian cultural symbol — was cut Tuesday by the Giants.

As was expected all along, there was no room on the 53-man roster to carry a fourth-string quarterback.

DeVito is expected to have options with other teams, league sources told The Post. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be the end of the DeVito Era.

If a team claims DeVito and his one-year, $1.03 million contract off waivers by noon Wednesday, it must carry him on the 53-man roster for at least the first three weeks of the regular season. Twelve NFL teams, including the Giants, rostered three quarterbacks in Week 1 of last season.

If DeVito passes through waivers, he will face a difficult choice: Either accept the invitation to return to the Giants practice squad, where he will be stuck behind Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart and Jameis Winston … or sign to another team’s practice squad with a shorter path to the field as a backup who maybe could compete for second-string reps.

DeVito, 27, has given no indication privately or publicly as to which path he would choose — he punted on the question when asked last week — but Giants head coach Brian Daboll has declined three opportunities since the preseason ended to voice an epilogue for the pride of Don Bosco Prep.

Daboll deferred comment on all of Tuesday’s roster moves — 29 in total, including 26 cuts — until Wednesday.

“I think he goes unclaimed,” one league source told The Post, “because you have to keep him on your 53-man roster as a No. 3 quarterback, so a team would have to truly fall in love with who he is and what he’s about, and you won’t have that idea.”

The perks of staying with the Giants are twofold.

First, DeVito, whose pinched-fingers touchdown celebration had fans clamoring to pay about $200 for his autograph during his viral rookie season, faces more off-field revenue opportunities as the local celebrity than he does in any other city.

Second, DeVito’s comfort in his third year operating Daboll’s offense was on display as he went 17-for-20 with three touchdown passes in the preseason finale against the Patriots. Sensing the possible farewell moment, the home crowd responded with a warm ovation before DeVito’s first snap.

“I kind of feel like I’ve been in a cameo of ‘The Sopranos’ or something like that,” receiver Darius Slayton said of teaming with DeVito, “but it’s been awesome to have him around, be able to see a local Jersey kid and the community rally around him, and him being able to have the success that he’s had here. It’s been awesome to witness somebody in real time get that type of opportunity where they’re from.”

DeVito is 3-5 as an NFL starter with eight touchdowns and three interceptions.

Undrafted out of Illinois in 2023, he made the lifeless Giants interesting with three straight wins — including beating the Packers in prime time — that first season when Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor were injured.

“It was dope,” edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux said. “Him coming in when he did and winning those games definitely brought some fire to the team. Super grateful and excited for his journey and excited to have been a part of it.”

The Giants also briefly turned to DeVito over second-stringer Drew Lock when looking for a “spark” last season, after cutting Jones.

When free agency opened in March, DeVito was the Giants’ only quarterback. But they signed Wilson and Winston, and drafted Dart to be the future.

Dart and DeVito formed a quick friendship, with the rookie first-round pick crediting DeVito with helping him get acclimated to New York both on and off the field.

“Tommy has probably been the one, [since] I first got here, I kind of learned the most from,” Dart said during training camp.

If DeVito returns to the practice squad, it would give the Giants some flexibility to trade Winston (who is signed through 2026) before the Nov. 4 deadline.