Last year, the Atlanta Falcons traded Taylor Heinicke to the Los Angeles Chargers after signing Kirk Cousins and drafting Michael Penix. This year, they’re signing the man Heinicke supplanted as Justin Herbert’s backup. The expectation should be that he’ll potentially take over as Penix’s backup, pending a Cousins trade, or at least serve as a very capable third quarterback.
That player would be Easton Stick, the man seemingly named after a brand of baseball bat and a former Chargers fifth round pick. Stick had spent his entire career with Los Angeles after entering the league in 2019, capping off the 2023 season by serving as the starter in relief of an injured Herbert.