The Buccaneers called Fitzgerald as soon as the final round of the 2019 draft ended on April 27 and the former Mississippi State star decided immediately to accept Arians' offer to come to Tampa. He liked the support system that having family in Florida offered him, but he also thought the Buccaneers would offer him "a lot of opportunities." Yes, that's opportunities, plural.
"Nick’s one of those intriguing guys, because as a quarterback he can do a lot of things for you," said Arians. "And I think back to Joe Webb, some of those guys who were running quarterbacks they found a niche playing special teams, being your third quarterback, maybe playing some other position as a guy to get you out of games. So, that would be his role - if he can win it - and [we'll] groom him as a quarterback."
