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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III spoke about his short experience with the New England Patriots on Tuesday and how he “felt disrespected” while in the organization.
Milton opened up to WEEI Radio ahead of Super Bowl LX. He explained that he thought he was doing well in practice and didn’t see why he wasn’t moved up the depth chart last season when Drake Maye was named the starter in place of 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/Image Images)
“The way I play is the way I practice. My shoelaces are not tired. I’m running all over the defense, I’m throwing the ball over their 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 get on (Christian Gonzalez) and while the ball was in the air, I turned to look at (then-head coach Jerod) Mayo, Eliot (Wolf) was there and they couldn’t do anything but look at the ball and the ball was completed and he scored – the scout team receiver scored. 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 to the starting spot, what should Jacoby do now? They took his job away,” Milton said as the radio announcer said Milton should have moved up the depth chart. “But you don’t do that. You just keep him at No. 2 because he’s a vet. But he’s not taking reps. Drake and I 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/Image Images)
Milton’s play generated excitement among NFL fans in the 2024 preseason, but he never saw much action that year. He appeared in one game and was 22-for-29 with 241 passing yards and a touchdown pass.
The Patriots finished 4-13 in 2024 and fired Mayo, replacing him with Mike Vrabel. New England is now on the verge of its seventh Super Bowl title.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III (10) drops back to pass during the third quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Jan. 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.
