Bucs add Easton Stick to practice squad, giving quarterback depth behind Baker Mayfield and Jalon Daniels

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added another quarterback to the organization on Monday, placing Easton Stick on the practice squad. The move comes after the team kept only two quarterbacks on its active roster, with Baker Mayfield and Jalon Daniels listed as the active group, according to the report.

Stick’s addition means Tampa Bay’s quarterbacks room extends beyond the active roster. With Mayfield and Daniels already in place, the practice-squad spot gives the Buccaneers an additional developmental option who can work through weekly preparation, learn the playbook, and be available if the active group needs to change due to performance, matchup needs, or routine roster management during the season.

The report also characterizes Stick as part of a larger set of practice-squad signings. It says the Buccaneers signed 16 players to the practice squad, and that Stick was the only one of those additions who was not already with the team during training camp. That detail matters because it suggests the team viewed Stick as a priority depth bet after camp evaluations and roster cuts, rather than simply keeping a camp participant.

In practical terms, practice squads serve a dual purpose in the NFL. They are both a depth measure, and a training environment where teams can keep players within their systems. For quarterbacks in particular, the benefit is timing and continuity, since the position requires repetition with timing routes, dropbacks, protections, and the cadence of calls. Tampa Bay’s willingness to keep quarterback talent within reach on the practice squad reflects the importance the team places on having a prepared option at the position.

The Buccaneers’ quarterback group entering the season has clear pecking-order implications. Mayfield and Daniels remain the active options, while Stick’s role is more situational and developmental, depending on how the regular-season plan unfolds. Even when a quarterback is not on the active roster, their ability to quickly grasp terminology and replicate the starter’s reads can become a factor if a late-week adjustment or an injury scenario arises.

What Tampa Bay will do with Stick next likely depends on how he performs in practice reps and how the team’s broader roster construction develops. Practice-squad contracts and status can shift as the league calendar moves forward, but for now the key takeaway is organizational: the Buccaneers have kept a narrow active quarterback list and used the practice squad to expand depth behind it.

For fans monitoring the quarterback situation, the next obvious watch items are the Buccaneers’ practice usage and the weekly readiness of each quarterback behind Mayfield and Daniels. If Stick quickly becomes a reliable look in practice, Tampa Bay could lean on that continuity over the course of the season; if not, the role may remain strictly developmental. Either way, the addition underscores Tampa Bay’s focus on keeping quarterback options available while operating with a tight active roster.