Eyebrows were raised when the Dallas Cowboys surprisingly agreed to acquire backup quarterback Joe Milton III from the New England Patriots back in April.

During a recent chat with Jon Machota of The Athletic, Cowboys vice president of player personnel Will McClay touched upon what the club has seen from Milton since springtime workouts.

"Football’s about coaching, and coaches make guys better if they want to get better," McClay said while speaking about Milton. "And so I’m impressed by the fact that Joe is engrossed in what we’re doing and really tying it all together.
I think the best thing for him was to be around a guy like (starter Dak Prescott) to understand what it takes so that talent can come out."

The Patriots selected Milton in the sixth round of the

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