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When August rolls around, Milton should spice up exhibition football for the Cowboys.
It’s nice to have a backup quarterback. For the Dallas Cowboys, we won’t know if they fall into that category or not until we get a good glimpse of second-year player Joe Milton III. In April, the Cowboys traded a fifth-round pick to acquire Milton from the Patriots. Dallas also got a seventh-round pick in return. After being taken in the sixth round in the 2024 draft, Milton played one game for New England last year. He performed well, but the Patriots had a crowded quarterback room after using a third overall pick on Drake Maye and signing Joshua Dobbs to a two-year, $8 million deal.
Milton will get a better opportunity in Dallas as the team doesn’t have Cooper Rush or Trey Lance, both left in free agency. Currently, Will Grier is the next man in line for the job, meaning the job is Milton’s to lose.
