{"id":295378,"date":"2026-05-16T01:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/295378\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:31:15","slug":"the-athletic-predicts-if-former-vols-qb-joe-milton-will-make-the-cowboys-53-man-roster-after-dallas-signed-another-backup-qb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/295378\/","title":{"rendered":"The Athletic predicts if former Vols QB Joe Milton will make the Cowboys&#8217; 53-man roster after Dallas signed another backup QB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton is entering his third season in the NFL. Milton, who was drafted by the New England Patriots, was traded to the Dallas Cowboys ahead of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-4.46.11-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-1280 size-1280 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tennessee Vols football\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  data-hero=\"atoz-hero\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Joe Milton is facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nashville\/volunteers\/former-vols-qb-joe-milton-tennessee-situation-football-hendon-hooker-year-ago\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">situation that\u2019s similar to the one<\/a> fellow former UT quarterback Hendon Hooker faced last summer with the Detroit Lions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hooker was cut by the Lions late last summer after Kyle Allen won the backup quarterback job. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milton, who was traded from the New England Patriots to the Cowboys last year, is basically in the exact same scenario ahead of the 2026 season after Dallas signed quarterback Sam Howell to compete with the former Vol for the backup quarterback job. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howell has started 18 career games in the NFL. Milton, meanwhile, has one de facto start, which came during his rookie season in 2024 with the Patriots (starter Drake Maye played one series before Milton entered the game).<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic predicts if Joe Milton will make the Cowboys\u2019 53-man roster<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7271356\/2026\/05\/12\/cowboys-53-man-roster-projection-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic\u2019s Jon Machota took a shot<\/a> this week at predicting who will make the Cowboys\u2019 53-man roster. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, Machota feels like Milton has the edge over Howell. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJoe Milton and Sam Howell will battle for the backup job throughout training camp and the preseason,\u201d wrote Machota. \u201cEither one could win the job. Howell has the experience, having started 18 NFL games, but Milton has the higher upside. It\u2019s hard to believe that the Cowboys would part ways with Milton after trading a fifth-round pick for him a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s possible the Cowboys could keep three quarterbacks, but isn\u2019t considered likely. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot can change during NFL training camp. Injuries, poor performance, and other personnel moves can impact roster decisions. In other words, there\u2019s a long way to go before Dallas whittles its roster down to 53.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-5.30.17-PM-200x200.png\" alt=\"Tennessee Vols football\" loading=\"lazy\"   width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"\/>\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"query-card-horizontal__category is-style-eyebrow\">Tennessee Volunteers News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nashville\/volunteers\/football-tennessee-vols-joey-aguilar-jaguars-hendon-hooker-rookie-nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018That\u2019s something he\u2019s had to get used to\u2019 \u2013 Joey Aguilar is dealing with the same hurdle Hendon Hooker faced as a rookie in the NFL\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-body-small\">Former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joey Aguilar wasn\u2019t selected in the 2026 NFL Draft. Aguilar, however, quickly signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent once the draft was over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton is entering his third season in the NFL. 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