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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III spoke Tuesday about his short time with the New England Patriots and how he “felt disrespected” while in the organization.
Milton opened up to WEEI Radio ahead of Super Bowl LX. He said he thought he was doing well in practice and didn’t see why he didn’t move 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 January 5, 2025. (David Butler II/Imagn Images)
“The way I play is the way I train. For example, my laces are not tired. I run at 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 leave him (Christian Gonzalez) and while the ball was in the air, I was turning around looking at (then-head coach Jerod) Mayo, Eliot (Wolf) was right there and they couldn’t do anything but watch the ball and the ball was completed and he scored – the scout team receiver marked. 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 job, what should Jacoby do now? He got his job,” Milton said, with the radio host saying 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 doesn’t take reps. Drake and I are the only ones who practice. 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 had NFL fans excited during the 2024 preseason, but he never really saw much action that year. He appeared in one game and finished 22 of 29 with 241 passing yards and a touchdown pass.
The Patriots went 4-13 in 2024 and the Patriots fired Mayo, replacing him with Mike Vrabel. New England is now on the verge of winning a seventh Super Bowl title.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III (10) returns 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 during the offseason. He appeared in four games, throwing for 183 yards, one touchdown pass and two interceptions. Dallas missed the playoffs.
