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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III opened up about his brief experience with the New England Patriots on Tuesday and how he “felt disrespected” while in the organization.
Milton opened up for WEEI Radio prior to Super Bowl LX. He explained how he thought he did well in practice and couldn’t see why he wasn’t moved up the depth chart last season when Drake Maye was named the starter over Jacoby Brissett.
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New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton III (19) reacts after his touchdown pass against the Buffalo Bills in the first half at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 5, 2025. (David Butler II/Imagn Images)
“How I play the game is how I practice. Like, my laces aren’t tired. I run over your defense, I throw the ball over your head,” he explained. “It got to the point with the Patriots, I’ll be honest, it got to the point where I threw a deep ball to running back (Christian Gonzalez) and while the ball was in the air, I turned around and looked at (then-head coach Jerod) Mayo, Eliot (Wolf) was right there and they couldn’t do anything but look the ball out and he scored the ball. And they just shook their heads. It got to that point.
“I think it would have been different if Jacoby was the starter, Drake was the backup, I was the emergency quarterback. But when you move Drake up to start, what’s Jacoby going to do? He got his job,” Milton said, as the radio host said Milton should have moved up the depth chart. “But you don’t. You just keep him No. 2 because he’s a vet. But he doesn’t take reps. Me and Drake are the only ones practicing. But he’s still No. 2. I just felt disrespected.”
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III (10) reacts during the first half against the Atlanta Falcons at AT&T Stadium on August 22, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)
Milton’s play sparked excitement among NFL fans in the 2024 preseason, but he never really saw much action that year. He appeared in one game and was 22-of-29 with 241 passing yards and a touchdown pass.
Going 4-13 in 2024, the Patriots fired Mayo and replaced him with Mike Vrabel. New England is now on the verge of a seventh Super Bowl title.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III (10) drops back to pass in the third quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on January 4, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
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Milton was traded to the Cowboys in the offseason. He appeared in four games, throwing for 183 yards, one touchdown pass and two interceptions. Dallas missed the playoffs.
