
Trade buzz around Patriots QB Joe Milton III picking up before NFL Draft
NY Post
The Joe Milton III trade buzz isn’t dying down.
New England brass has received “multiple trade inquiries” for the 25-year-old quarterback, according to a Mass Live report Wednesday, roughly a month after the Boston Sports Journal reported the Patriots were “toying with the idea” of moving last year’s sixth-round pick.
Milton, who saw limited playing time in 2024 behind starter Drake Maye and backup Jacoby Brissett, wants to start anew elsewhere, with a source telling Mass Live the former Tennessee product “would prefer to be on a roster that best gives him a chance to compete for the starting job.”
Maye, who like Milton is entering his second year, is locked in as the starter for New England now and the immediate future.
The Patriots shook up their roster following the arrival of head coach Mike Vrabel in January. He replaced Jerod Mayo, who was fired shortly after closing the book on a disastrous 4-13 campaign.
New England signed veteran quarterback Josh Dobbs to a two-year, $8 million contract last month while Brissett joined the Cardinals in free agency.