New York Giants Patrick Ricard is the 300-pound ‘secret sauce’ of the Giants’ offense By Ryan Dunleavy Published Sep. 15, 2026, 7:51 p.m. ET Giants running back Patrick Ricard (45) prepares to block Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rashan Gary (7). AP Photo/Rusty Jones If he keeps calling it “spaghetti sauce” instead of marinara, no one in New York or North Jersey is going to confuse Patrick Ricard with Tommy DeVito.
But Ricard — the 300-pound fullback who embodies John Harbaugh’s ideal of physicality as well as Giants nostalgia for the smashmouth 1980s — could be well on his way to developing a DeVito-like cult following as a fan favorite.
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“I’m like the spaghetti sauce on the offense,” Ricard said, relaying the analogy run-game coordinator Greg Roman makes to him. “I’m like the secret sauce to where you put me in different spots to get the advantage, and I’m usually a mismatch of who I’m blocking because I’m usually bigger than them.
“It’s a lot of fun to be in this offense — to be moved around a lot in motion and shift and be in different spots. It’s almost like ‘Where’s Waldo?’ on Sundays, and it can be a lot to defend.”
