{"id":38855,"date":"2025-04-06T03:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38855"},"modified":"2025-04-06T03:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:03:00","slug":"breaking-new-cowboys-quarterback-sends-strong-message-to-dak-prescott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38855","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: New Cowboys Quarterback Sends Strong Message to Dak Prescott.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1788031692-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1788031692-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1788031692-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1788031692-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New Dallas Cowboys quarterback\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"457\" data-dom-ready-time=\"629\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys acquired New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton III this week, and he&#8217;s sending Dak Prescott a message.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thursday, April 3, brought a monumental move for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0in\u00a0acquiring\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Joe Milton III\u00a0and a\u00a0seventh-round pick for a fifth-round selection. Doing so, the Cowboys\u00a0gained a younger quarterback\u00a0to back up\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0and fill the void left by\u00a0Cooper Rush, who is\u00a0now with the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Milton has broken his silence about joining the team. In an April 4 interview posted by Tommy Yarrish of the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 organization,\u00a0Milton talks about coming to Dallas\u00a0and also gives his thoughts on Prescott.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Joe Milton Says Joining the Cowboys is a \u2018Blessing\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In the interview, Milton gushed about his new team. \u201cIt was great, it\u2019s a blessing come true,\u201d Milton, 25, said regarding the trade. \u201cThat was something that me and my team talked about and was able to get done with the Cowboys, so it\u2019s just a blessing to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Milton will be backing Prescott, and when asked about being able to play with the superstar quarterback, he had glowing words to say. He certainly sent a strong message to Prescott that he respects the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great. He\u2019s a great person,\u201d the\u00a0sixth-round pick\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThis is my second time meeting him, so just being around him I feel the great energy that he brings and just willing and look forward to learn from him and really compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Milton was only\u00a0with the Patriots for one season, and he was the second quarterback that the team drafted last season, along with Drake Maye. Milton says he learned a lot during that year with the Patriots and he\u2019s ready to bring that skillset to the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my rookie season I grew a lot, football is football at the end of the day, just having fun, enjoying the best thing I can do and that\u2019s going out there and just having fun with it and enjoying my teammates, getting to learn people,\u201d Milton said. \u201cHere now, I\u2019m a Cowboy now, being able to learn my teammates and get to explore and experience different things with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Milton\u2019s One Appearance With the New England Patriots<\/h2>\n<p>Milton only appeared in one game with the Patriots, and that was in the last game of the 2024 season. There, he\u00a0went 22 of 29 for 241 yards and a touchdown, and he helped pull off a 23-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to his games with the Cowboys, he\u2019ll pull from that experience but also from what he learned playing football in high school and college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo out there and execute the way you will if you were in college or high school,\u201d Milton said. \u201cAnd then the way that you prepare, your preparation is very important. Always prepare as if you\u2019re the starter and then go out there and execute when your name is called.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, what\u2019s Milton like on a personal level? He\u2019s apparently a \u201cCall of Duty\u201d fan. But, no matter what, his main priority in life sounds like it\u2019s football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a cool, calm, collected person,\u201d Milton asserted. \u201cI like to have fun, I\u2019m very passionate about football, play Call of Duty here and there, I like being me. You\u2019ll always see me smiling for one, and I\u2019m always going to enjoy my teammates to the best that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys acquired New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton III this week, and he&#8217;s sending Dak Prescott a message. 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