Patriots find trade partner for QB Joe Milton III

The New England Patriots have landed on a trade involving second-year quarterback Joe Milton III.

As first reported by Adam Schefter on Thursday, the Pats are sending Milton to the Dallas Cowboys. Dianna Russini of The Athletic later reported that the Patriots are sending a seventh-round pick along with Milton to Dallas in exchange for a fifth-round pick.

Schefter added that the Patriots are getting the Cowboys' compensatory fifth-round selection back in the Milton trade. That would be either the 171st or 174th pick, based on the official list. The Patriots have three seventh-round picks in the 2025 draft: their own at No. 220, plus 217 (via Titans) and 238 (via Chargers).

According to Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports, the Patriots gave Milton permission to seek a trade earlier in the offseason, and the Cowboys "showed the most interest from the start."

The Patriots originally drafted Milton with the 193rd pick in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Ultimately, they move up a round from that pick a year later, although giving up a seventh-rounder depresses the trade value slightly.

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