""It was a part of my decision to make that happen," Milton said of his trade to the Cowboys. "I went to my agency and told them that I wanted to leave - just because it was the best opportunity for me. I went through 16 games and I can count on my hand how many reps I got. So I feel like I didn't get better.""
""Like my shoelaces not tied, I'm running over y' all defense. I'm throwing the ball over your head," he said. "It got to the point at the Patriots, I'll be honest, I got to the point where I threw a deep ball to my left over [Christian Gonzalez]. "And while the ball was in the air, I turned around, just looking at [Jerod] Mayo, Eliot [Wolf] was right there, and they couldn't do nothing but just look at the ball.""
Joe Milton completed his rookie season with the New England Patriots after making a Week 18 start, going 22-of-29 for 241 yards and a touchdown in a win. A few months after the season, Milton was traded to the Dallas Cowboys following his request for a fresh start. Milton reported receiving very few practice and game reps across 16 games and expressed that he did not improve as a result. Milton questioned why he was drafted by the Patriots and resisted feeling like he had to beg for playing opportunities, noting depth-chart hurdles with another rookie.
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