{"id":57406,"date":"2025-05-25T09:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T09:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57406"},"modified":"2025-05-25T09:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T09:15:15","slug":"cowboys-teammates-stunned-by-freakish-talents-of-new-4-2-million-qb-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57406","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Teammates \u2018Stunned\u2019 By \u2018Freakish Talents\u2019 of New $4.2 Million QB: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-MIlton-III-Stunned-Freakish-Talent.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-MIlton-III-Stunned-Freakish-Talent.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-MIlton-III-Stunned-Freakish-Talent.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-MIlton-III-Stunned-Freakish-Talent.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys Teammates \u2018Stunned\u2019 By \u2018Freakish Talents\u2019 of New $4.2 Million QB: Report\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys Quarterback Joe Milton III reportedly &#8220;stunned&#8221; teammates with his athletic ability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To say there have been questions that have dogged new Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback Joe Milton III for years would be an understatement. According to a new report out of Cowboys training camp this week, however, Milton has taken at least a step toward answering his critics.<\/p>\n<p>During his three years at Michigan, from 2018 to 2020, he was called \u201cawful.\u201d\u00a0For that matter, Milton himself admitted that he \u201cdidn\u2019t really work at being a good quarterback \u2026 and expected to just be handed the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He transferred to Tennessee, where despite \u201cseemingly limitless potential\u201d he was \u201champered by inaccuracies in throwing the ball downfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An NFL scouting report ripped Milton for his \u201clack of reading defenses after the snap,\u201d and \u201ctendency to overthrow his receivers downfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New England Patriots saw something good in him, however, and drafted him last year in the sixth round even though they had already used their first round pick on North Carolina\u2019s Drake Maye, and had veteran Jacoby Brissett under contract as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Milton Impresses in Patriots Debut<\/h2>\n<p>But Milton, at the age of 24, spent his entire rookie season on the practice squad \u2014 until Week 18, when he took all but three of the Patriots 64 snaps. Though his opposition consisted mainly of Buffalo Bills reserves, Milton was so impressive that he turned heads around the NFL, making himself a prime candidate to be traded.<\/p>\n<p>That happened on April 3, when New England sent Milton and his $4.2 million, four year rookie contract to the Cowboys, along with a seventh-round draft pick, getting only a fifth-round selection in return.<\/p>\n<p>Still, questions continued to trail Milton, this time about his character. Reports in the Boston media said that New England traded him because he was \u201cnot a good dude\u201d who felt that he should be given the chance to compete with Maye for the starter\u2019s job.<\/p>\n<p>Milton had an opportunity this week to show his new organization that the criticisms that have followed him are unfounded \u2014 and according to reports, he delivered. While his performance at his first Organized Team Activity (OTA) practice was said to be inconsistent, Milton is said to have \u201cstunned\u201d his new Cowboys teammates with his extreme athletic abilities.<\/p>\n<h2>Milton\u2019s Arm Strength May be Best in NFL<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMilton was a player who made the most of this opportunity, as the quarterback\u2019s arm strength and throwing abilities have reportedly stunned his Dallas Cowboys teammates,\u201d according to SI.com writer Christian Kirby. \u201cMilton\u2019s arm strength has always been a sight to behold, even since his days with the Tennessee Volunteers. Given the reports out of Dallas\u2019 practice thus far, the quarterback\u2019s throwing ability could put him in an excellent position to earn a starting job should Dak Prescott be unavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A report by the X (formerly Twitter) account <em>NFL Rookie Watch <\/em>said\u00a0it was Milton\u2019s \u201cfreakish talents\u201d that impressed his teammates. Milton has been recorded on video multiple times tossing passes of 80 yards or more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"295258c0916f2a7f9c35d5d24d038365\">\n<div>\n<article>Joe Milton with a Pro Day throw that\u2019ll cause a GM to lose their job<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to <em>NFL Rookie Watch<\/em>, \u201cone NFL scout reportedly believes Milton has the \u201cmost live\u201d arm of any QB in the NFL and has the chance to flourish in the Cowboys QB room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Brian Schottenheimer not only endorsed Milton, but his comments made clear that Milton\u2019s work ethic since his Michigan days has turned around completely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the time he\u2019s been here, the work ethic is incredible. He\u2019s one of the first people in the building. He\u2019s one of the last to leave. The way he\u2019s attacked the playbook and picking it up has been incredible,\u201d Schottenheimer said earlier this week, adding that veteran Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott has already taken a mentorship role with Milton.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Vankin JONATHAN VANKIN is an award-winning journalist and writer who now covers baseball and other sports for Heavy.com. He twice won New England Press Association awards for sports feature writing. Vankin is also the author of five nonfiction books on a variety of topics, as well as nine graphic novels including most recently &#8220;Last of the Gladiators&#8221; published by Dynamite Entertainment. More about Jonathan Vankin<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Cowboys News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Dallas Cowboys QB Joe Milton III continues to amaze his new teammates with his extreme athletic abilities, according to a new report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":57407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cowboys Teammates \u2018Stunned\u2019 By \u2018Freakish Talents\u2019 of New $4.2 Million QB: Report - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57406\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cowboys Teammates \u2018Stunned\u2019 By \u2018Freakish Talents\u2019 of New $4.2 Million QB: Report - 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