The Dallas Cowboys found what they were looking for when looking for a replacement quarters for DAK Prescott and fetch Joe Milton III. From the New England Patriots.
As “ESPN” journalist Adam Schefter and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport report, Patriots Joe Milton III. And a seventh-round pick against a five-round pick of the cowboys at this year’s NFL draft.
The conversations between the clubs about the deal have been running for weeks and had become concrete during an annual NFL meeting in Palm Beach/Florida.
The cowboys react with the commitment of Milton to the departure of backup-QB Cooper Rush. He signed a two -year contract with the Baltimore Ravens as a replacement of Lamar Jackson, which guarantees him $ 4.2 million.
According to “ESPN”, the cowboys also had Jacoby Brissett and Drew Lock on the piece of paper in the Free Agency, but they hired in Arizona and New York.
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In front of the trade, the cowboys only wanted Grier as a QB backup for Prescott in their ranks. Prescott had injured himself in the middle of the past season and comes from rehab after an operation. The playmaker injured himself in four of the last five seasons. The rehab is said to have gone well, but in the offseason Prescott should initially complete a dosed program.
Milton was picked in sixth place by the Patriots in last year and played two games in the past season. At the end of the season against Buffalo Bills, he led New England to a win, brought 22 out of 29 passes for 241 yards.
In the Free Agency, the Patriots had signed the experienced Joshua Dobbs as a backup for quarterback Drake Maye. Milton would have been only the third choice behind these two in the coming season.