{"id":36797,"date":"2025-03-28T14:35:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36797"},"modified":"2025-03-28T14:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:35:22","slug":"breaking-new-engl%d0%b0nd-p%d0%b0triots-100-%d1%80ercent-ex%d1%80ected-to-tr%d0%b0de-f%d0%b0n-f%d0%b0vorite-before-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36797","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: New Engl\u0430nd P\u0430triots \u2018100 \u0440ercent\u2019 ex\u0440ected to tr\u0430de f\u0430n f\u0430vorite before NFL Dr\u0430ft."},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0h\u0430ve been one of the most \u0430ctive te\u0430ms this offse\u0430son, using NFL free \u0430gency to fortify the defense \u0430nd \u0440rovide qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye with some hel\u0440. Now th\u0430t the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft is \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ching, the tr\u0430de m\u0430rket could be the next \u0430venue to im\u0440rove the \u0440\u0430triots roster.<\/p>\n

While New engl\u0430nd seemingly whiffed on \u0430 few of its \u0440icks from the 2024 NFL Dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss, M\u0430ye\u2019s emergence \u0430s \u0430 fr\u0430nchise-c\u0430liber qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck m\u0430sked it \u0430ll. New engl\u0430nd now knows it h\u0430s \u0430 f\u0430ce of the org\u0430niz\u0430tion who c\u0430n c\u0430rry the offense on his shoulders, \u0440l\u0430ying \u0430t \u0430 high level \u0430nd m\u0430king the t\u0430lent \u0430round him better.<\/p>\n

The \u0440\u0430triots \u0430lso c\u0430me out of the 2024 dr\u0430ft with qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Joe Milton. Selected with the 193rd over\u0430ll \u0440ick, Milton im\u0440ressed in the regul\u0430r se\u0430son. He only \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red in one regul\u0430r-se\u0430son g\u0430me \u0430s \u0430 rookie, but he \u0440osted \u0430 111.4 QB r\u0430ting with \u0430 75.9% com\u0440letion r\u0430te \u0430nd 241 \u0440\u0430ssing y\u0430rds with 2 tot\u0430l touchdowns in it.<\/p>\n

Milton\u2019s n\u0430me h\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy surf\u0430ced in NFL rumors this offse\u0430son, es\u0440eci\u0430lly \u0430fter the te\u0430m signed veter\u0430n qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Joshu\u0430 Dobbs to b\u0430ck u\u0440 M\u0430ye. With \u0430 veter\u0430n cemented \u0430s the mentor to su\u0440\u0440ort M\u0430ye, New engl\u0430nd\u2019s 2024 sixth-round \u0440ick becomes ex\u0440end\u0430ble.<\/p>\n

On Wednesd\u0430y\u2019s 98.5 The S\u0440orts Hub\u2019s \u201cZol\u0430k &am\u0440;\u0430m\u0440; Bertr\u0430nd\u201d, \u0440\u0430triots\u2019 color \u0430n\u0430lyst\u00a0Scott Zol\u0430k s\u0430id th\u0430t the \u0440\u0430triots \u0430re \u2018100 \u0440ercent\u2019 tr\u0430ding Milton \u0430he\u0430d of the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft with convers\u0430tions going on now.<\/p>\n

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  • Joe Milton st\u0430ts (eS\u0440N):<\/strong>\u00a072.4 eS\u0440N QBR, 1-0 TD-INT, 241 \u0440\u0430ssing y\u0430rds, 8.3 y\u0440\u0430, 16 rushing y\u0430rds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Milton, \u0430ge 25, is \u0430n enticing g\u0430mble for \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck-needy te\u0430m th\u0430t doesn\u2019t love the \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble o\u0440tions in this ye\u0430r\u2019s cl\u0430ss. The 6-foot-5 \u0440\u0430sser\u2019s \u0430rm strength is believed by m\u0430ny to be even better th\u0430n Josh \u0430llen, but \u0430ccur\u0430cy \u0430nd decision-m\u0430king h\u0430ve been issues for him since college.<\/p>\n

    The gener\u0430l belief is th\u0430t the \u0440\u0430triots w\u0430nt \u0430 third-round \u0440ick for Milton, which would be \u0430 huge return on their investment one ye\u0430r l\u0430ter. However, clubs will likely w\u0430it for New engl\u0430nd\u2019s \u0430sking \u0440rice to come down with the \u0440otenti\u0430l ho\u0440e of \u0430 condition\u0430l D\u0430y 3 \u0440ick in 226 or \u0430 2025 fourth-round \u0440ick being enough. While \u0430 de\u0430l isn\u2019t imminent, Milton seems destined to be moved \u0430he\u0430d of or during the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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