Dallas needed to bring in quarterback depth this offseason after Cooper Rush and Trey Lance hit free agency. Rush eventually signed with the Baltimore Ravens to be their new backup, and Lance is still a free agent.

The Joe Milton III trade helped the New England Patriots slightly move up the draft board. Some will argue until the cows come home that the Patriots should have gotten more for their promising young quarterback. They ultimately decided to ship Milton and a seventh-round draft pick to the Dallas Cowboys for a fifth-rounder.

The New England Patriots have agreed to trade quarterback Joe Milton III to the Dallas Cowboys. Milton confirmed the trade via a social media post on Wednesday. ESPN, which first reported the deal, said that the Cowboys will receive Milton,