Omaha Creighton Prep graduate Easton Steck is scheduled to make his first career NFL start on Thursday night. Stick will replace Los Angeles Chargers star Justin Herbert, who has been placed on injured reserve. Herbert will undergo surgery on Tuesday for a broken index toe in his foot. The right-hander will miss the Chargers’ remaining four games this season. He visited two hand specialists on Monday after suffering the injury during the second quarter of Los Angeles’ 24-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. FROM THE ARCHIVES: Easton Steck is moving full speed ahead to Los Angeles as a rookie in 2019. Watch the story here. The Omaha native has appeared in two games during his NFL career, including a game in relief of Herbert in Week 14. Council Bluffs native Max Duggan is slated to be Stick’s backup, according to a post from Duggan’s agent on social media. Duggan, who led TCU to a national championship appearance, was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Chargers. Stick, who played in college at North Dakota State, completed 56% of his passes with 183 yards. During his professional career. Stick was selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Chargers after compiling a 49-3 record with NDSU. He holds the record for most wins by a starting QB in NCAA Division I FCS history, finishing with 8,693 yards and 88 touchdowns with 2,523 yards and 41 scores. The son of a Husker football legend and a five-star QB recruit will reportedly visit Lincoln this year. weekend. read more. Information from the Associated Press was used in this report
Omaha Creighton Prep graduate Easton Stick is scheduled to make his first career NFL start on Thursday night.
Stick will replace Los Angeles Chargers star quarterback Justin Herbert, who has been placed on injured reserve.
Herbert will undergo surgery Tuesday for a broken index finger on his right hand and will miss the Chargers’ remaining four games this season. He visited two hand specialists on Monday after suffering the injury during the second quarter of Los Angeles’ 24-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
from the archive: Easton Stick is moving full speed ahead to Los Angeles as a rookie in 2019. See the story here.
The Omaha native has appeared in two games during his NFL career, including against Herbert in Week 14.
Max Duggan, a Council Bluffs native, is slated to serve as Stick’s backup, according to a A post from Duggan’s agent on social media. Duggan, who led TCU to a national championship appearance, was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Chargers.
Steck, who played in college at North Dakota State, completed 56% of his passes with 183 yards during his career.
Stick was selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Chargers after compiling a 49-3 record with NDSU.
He holds the record for most wins by a starting QB in NCAA Division I FCS history, finishing with 8,693 yards and 88 touchdowns with 2,523 yards and 41 scores.
The son of a Husker football legend and a five-star QB recruit will reportedly visit Lincoln this weekend. Read more.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report
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