Eagles

The Cowboys Have Their QB1

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Apr 3rd, 2025 · 11:09 AM EDT

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The Cowboys have their QB1! –

Trade: New England is sending QB Joe Milton to the Dallas Cowboys, sources tell ESPN. With Cooper Rush going to Baltimore, Dallas now has a new backup for Dak Prescott. pic.twitter.com/AIVVuvsel2

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2025

Patriots to trade QB Joe Milton III and 7th-round draft pick to Cowboys in exchange for a 5th-round draft pick. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/PWTOUds3ou

— NFL (@NFL) April 3, 2025

Nothing like upsetting your best player during contract negotiations and now upsetting the QB you just signed to a record deal a season ago by bringing in one of the most hyped QBs this offseason. Jerry Jones continues to do Jerry Jones things. I love it! Boring backups are good. That’s why Chase Daniel made over $40 million to hold a clipboard. The minute Dak starts to sputter the calls for Milton will get louder and louder.

Sure, the move is a good one on paper. He’s under team control for three years and they gave up  5th. Too bad fans don’t care about any of that. Football fans want new and shiny as soon as the check engine light comes on. They’ll trick themselves into Joe Milton being a guy like they did with Trey Lance, who’s playing in the CFL now.

Joe Milton is in the perfect situation. Turned a meaningless Week 18 game into an opportunity and the QB1 propaganda is already out there:

Joe Milton with one of the best “plays that didn’t count” of the season pic.twitter.com/NuwGLcLfwD

— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 5, 2025