Cowboys Want to Get Joe Milton Plenty of Snaps Before Deciding if He Will Be Dak Prescott's Backup
Milton completed 17 of 29 passes for 143 yards with one touchdown and one interception before a minor elbow injury ended his preseason debut early.
- Joe Milton III started for the Dallas Cowboys in their preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams but left early with an elbow bruise.
- Milton joined Dallas in an April trade from New England after being a 2024 sixth-round draft pick and spending his rookie season backing up Drake Maye.
- Milton threw for 143 yards on 17 completions out of 29 attempts, accounting for a touchdown and an interception, while also rushing five times for 22 yards before leaving the game as a precaution.
- Milton self-graded a D to D-, saying he needed to improve starting games but started to smooth out as the contest progressed, while coach Schottenheimer said, "I need to get to learn him as the play-caller."
- Dallas plans to let Milton and other players compete for backup roles, with Schottenheimer stating he is not panicked about Milton and wants to better understand what Milton does best.
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Cowboys want to get Joe Milton plenty of snaps before deciding if he will be Dak Prescott's backup
Joe Milton likely would have played every snap in the Dallas Cowboys’ preseason opener on Saturday if the second-year quarterback had not sustained a minor elbow injury late in the 31-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
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Joe Milton III continues to remain a point of contention among Patriots fans. After the now-second-year quarterback dazzled in New England’s regular season finale last year, attention was widespread. He had gone 22-for-29 in the air for 241 yards in the win over Buffalo, firmly putting himself on the radar after getting selected in the sixth round months earlier. The Patriots would ultimately send him and a seventh-round pick to the Dallas Cowbo…
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