/ Telesco said the team has high hopes for Stick, but he is still a young quarterback with a ways to go. TSN and CTV2. We’ll have a chance to learn some really cool stuff that can help me – nutrition, hydration and a whole bunch of stuff.”. TSN Fantasy Football Fuelled by 7-Eleven. With Rivers gone, he moves up on the depth chart, leaving many wondering if he will have the opportunity to start. ET Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Los Angeles Chargers and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. For his efforts, he was named the MVFC Offensive Player of the Year but unfortunately finished third in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, given to the offensive player of the year in the entire FCS. Stick, at face value, is everything you want in a quarterback. At the NFL combine, Stick showed some impressive athleticism when he ran a 4.62 in the forty at 224 pounds while also scooting to a 4.05 in the short shuttle and posting an elite 6.65 in the 3-cone drill. The Los Angeles Chargers quarterback and four-time national champion at North Dakota State was at the Sanford Fieldhouse working with the Sanford Power and Sports Science crew, the latest of a handful of area pro athletes to visit the Sanford facilities for the chance to learn more about the science behind their skills to elevate their game. Our data provider is having technical issues, live scoring and stats are impacted. Sign up for fantasy baseball and swing for the fences! All the latest stats, news, highlights and more about Easton Stick on TSN Easton Stick Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN THE 120TH U.S. OPEN - STREAM EVERY ROUND WITH TSN DIRECT! 10AM If the season ended today, the Bolts would have a premium pick in April. But Rivers has moved on, and while the Chargers drafted Oregon standout Justin Herbert in the first round of this year’s draft and signed reliable veteran Tyrod Taylor to keep the starting spot warm in the early going, Stick sees opportunity to solidify his status as an NFL player. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. 4PM So with Herbert being the traditional backup, it gives the Chargers more comfort and flexibility to get creative with Stick. Easton Stick was back in enemy territory on Tuesday. As a senior in 2018, Stick led NDSU to their seventh national title in the last eight seasons. Where does that leave Stick? The team had to be high on him, for whatever reason. North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance says he will not play the spring season and will enter the NFL draft. Thanks to COVID-19, the game has been canceled. This is an offense that is going to change from the traditional pocket-passer offense that fit Rivers’ style and what better way to turn from a traditional offense to a new offense than using the third-string quarterback in a unique way that only one other team is utilizing? I genuinely think that the LA Chargers plan to get creative with Easton Stick in 2020. }}. 140 days ago. 168 days ago. The start to Chargers’ 2020 season has been littered with games that have went down to the wire. {{PlayerHeader.Statistics[0].Abbreviation}}, {{PlayerHeader.Statistics[1].Abbreviation}}, {{PlayerHeader.Statistics[2].Abbreviation}}, Thu Taylor, the 30-year-old who signed with L.A. on a two-year deal last offseason, is the favorite at the moment to be the starter in 2020. on Your privacy is safe with us. News Sports SFBJ Life Opinion Obituaries E-Edition Legals. 3 quarterback for the Chargers this season. “I just need a chance to compete and go in there and show I can help the team win games, however it looks,” Stick added. “The season is long and tough and the guys that can flip the page every week and refocus and be ready to go are the ones who play a long time and are the most successful. Los Angeles Chargers news from FanSided Daily, LA Chargers mailbag: The most overrated and underrated signings, Los Angeles Chargers stock watch after the 2020 NFL Draft, LA Chargers: Grading the 2020 wide receiver group, Jerry Jeudy Taken by Jaguars in B/R User 2020 NFL Mock Draft, LA Chargers: Way-too-early 55-man roster prediction for 2020. On the flip-side of that preseason excitement Stick provided for us last year, we have to include the apparent growing pains that went along with it. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. (via @thecheckdown)pic.twitter.com/X8MGjk1ky3, Bolts From The Blue, a Los Angeles Chargers community, Chargers designate Ingram, Jones to return from IR, Chargers currently have 8th pick in 2021 draft. “Easton Stick signed a 4 year, $2,797,564 contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, including a $277,564 signing bonus, $277,564 guaranteed, and … ET, Sun The soon-to-be 25-year-old Stick is preparing for his second NFL season after getting drafted in the 5th round by the Chargers in 2019, having spent his rookie campaign on the sidelines backing up future Hall of Famer Philip Rivers. 7:30PM 4PM “I’ve come a long way,” said the 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive MVP. “It’s a bummer,” Stick said. {{ video.Name The LA Chargers selected Easton Stick in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft and he quickly became a fan-favorite in the preseason with his exciting mobility and big-play capability. More: Zimmer: NDSU's dominance is bad for FCS football. I don’t think he is a well-enough passer to be regarded as the team’s choice of being a long-term backup, so that cannot be the reasoning. Sign up for the Chargers Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. But that program does a good job of not dwelling on the past and moving on to the next thing.”. Through four games, Stick finished with 244 passing yards and a touchdown while rushing for 63 yards and a pair of scores. Stick did not play at all in his rookie season but there is reason to believe that the LA Chargers value him as more than just a backup. “Those are the fun times you think about – all those times on the bus trips and hanging out in hotels,” he said. Herbert is still the traditional backup quarterback, though. With Philip Rivers on his way out, Tyrod Taylor and Easton Stick will be the only two quarterbacks on the roster. Matt Zimmer. “It’s pretty cool the amount of resources and people that are here at Sanford,” Stick said. Those 49 wins are the most by a starting quarterback in FCS history. With Philip Rivers no longer in the mix, the Chargers ready for the Justin Herbert era. After the Chargers decided to draft Justin Hebert with the sixth-overall pick in this year’s draft, Stick will still be relegated to third-stringer duties until the team moves on from Tyrod Taylor after this year or next. With Philip Rivers on his way out, Tyrod Taylor and Easton Stick will be the only two quarterbacks on the roster. The final two in ‘17 and ‘18 were when he was the full-time starter. Can Jerry Tillery’s play bounce back following Chargers bye week? Doing it on your won is tough but if you love it you find a way to do it.”. Tillery has struggled while in a starting role. The Chargers could have done this last year with Tyrod Taylor as the traditional backup but it would not have fit the offensive gameplan. That’s the key to hopefully playing a long time – constantly finding ways to grow and improve yourself mentally and physically. The Chargers selected Stick in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He’s not going anywhere. 7PM ET With that being said, I assess each position group on the defensive side of the ball to see what’s going right and wrong. ET, Sun video Easton Stick on His First NFL Game QB Easton Stick speaks to the media following the preseason matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. PT ET If Stick was just some random UDFA that the Chargers signed for more depth, but he was the exact same player, I would not be as sold on this idea. He has a knack for winning, he takes care of the football, he’s an elite athlete for the position, and he’s a natural leader. Why else would the team select him in the fifth round last year while the team had Tyrod Taylor as a backup? TSN3 and TSN5, Sun PT NFLPA still considering options following investigation of Tyrod Taylor’s injury. Who's going to do something about it? Herbert has shocked the nation with his play. Compared to the single touchdown he threw, he also chucked four interceptions. In 2018, the Bison went 15-0, after which head coach Chris Klieman left for a bigger job at Kansas State and starting quarterback Easton Stick was drafted by the Chargers. Get the latest Easton Stick news, photos, rankings, lists and more on Bleacher Report Behind those two, there's a significant gap. Another of Stick’s best memories in green and gold was defeating a ranked FBS squad in 2016 when he helped NDSU knock off the Iowa Hawkeyes in Kinnick Stadium. I think that with Philip Rivers gone a new offensive gameplan set in place, we are going to be seeing a lot more of Easton Stick, especially because of Justin Herbert. https://chargerswire.usatoday.com/2020/02/12/where-does-chargers-qb-easton-stick-stand/, Chargers have one of easiest schedules remaining in NFL, Chargers QB Justin Herbert named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, Week 5, Matchup between Alabama, Georgia will feature handful of potential Chargers prospects, Time is now for Chargers to let QB Justin Herbert cook, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. There are no player logs for this player available. Latest on Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Easton Stick including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Those defeats were made easier to swallow by all those national championships, and Stick has (mostly) fond memories of playing in the Dakota Marker rivalry, as well as the time the Bison go stuck in Sioux Falls on the way to play USD in Vermillion and had to practice in the same Sanford Fieldhouse he was in on Tuesday. ET