The 2023 season is just a month away, and with weeks of dead time during the quietest part of the NFL offseason, Chargers Wire is endeavoring to document each of Los Angeles’ players before the start of the team’s training camp.
The Chargers entered the new year with Justin Herbert as the only one in the quarterback room, but it didn’t take long for them to return a familiar face in Easton Stick to back Herbert up.
Los Angeles and Stick, the 2019 fifth-round pick, agreed to a one-year deal in March.
Even though Stick has never taken two snaps during the regular season, which came in 2020, the coaches have praised his ability to run the practice scout team for the first-team defense, and he has a close relationship with Herbert.
Stick has always been an athletic signal-caller with the legs to cause problems for opposing defenses. But he has also consistently grown as a passer, as evident from preseason showings.
Contract (2023): Base salary of $1,647,500 and a signing bonus of $152,500 while carrying a cap hit of $1,232,500 and a dead cap value of $1,152,500.
Acquired: Stick was selected by the Chargers with the 166th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.
Quote: Brandon Staley on how important Stick is to the team:
“I think he has a huge role on this football team. I thought he had a huge role last year,” Staley said in training camp. “Easton is really improving as a player, and I can’t say that enough. I’m really proud of his progress as a passer. I think he’s really, really improved as a passer.”
Highlight:
Easton Stick with a DIME 🎯
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— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) August 23, 2021