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The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> let every other NFL team have a shot at quarterback Joe Milton<\/a> by placing him on the waiver wire.<\/p>\n Now, after just a few days, Milton is back with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Cowboys have signed QB Joe Milton to the practice squad,\u201d Cowboys.com\u2019s Tommy Yarish wrote<\/a> on his official X account on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cJoe Milton has been signed to the Cowboys\u2019 practice squad,\u201d The Athletic\u2019s Jon Machota wrote<\/a> on his official X account.<\/p>\n \u201cSources: The Cowboys are signing QB Joe Milton to their PS,\u201d NFL insider Jordan Schultz wrote<\/a> on his official X account on Wednesday. The talented 26-year-old drew interest from most NFL<\/a> teams but wanted to stay in Dallas.<\/p>\n Cowboys Cut Joe Milton to Clear 53-Man Roster<\/p>\n The Cowboys cut Joe Milton as part of their final roster shakedown to get to a 53-man roster before the regular-season opener against the New York Giants<\/a> on September 13.<\/p>\n \u201cSource: Cowboys are releasing QB Joe Milton,\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter wrote<\/a>\u00a0on his official X account on Monday.<\/p>\n Milton\u2019s release made former Washington Commanders<\/a>\u00a0starter\u00a0Sam Howell<\/a>\u00a0the backup to Prescott headed into the regular-season opener against the\u00a0New York Giants<\/a>\u00a0on September 13.<\/p>\n \u201cMilton would be eligible for the practice squad if he clears waivers,\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Todd Archer wrote<\/a>\u00a0on his official X account. \u201cSam Howell is the No. 2 QB behind Dak Prescott<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCowboys\u00a0officially waived Joe Milton,\u201d\u00a0NFL reporter Aaron Wilson wrote<\/a>\u00a0on his official X account.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fierce Battle to Become Cowboys Backup QB<\/p>\n Milton and Howell, a 17-game starter for the Commanders<\/a>\u00a0in 2024, have been engaged in a fierce battle since OTAs to be Prescott\u2019s backup.<\/p>\n In May,\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Todd Archer<\/a>\u00a0singled out Milton as 1 of the players on the roster with the most to prove before minicamp.<\/p>\n \u201cAcquired in a trade last year from the\u00a0New England Patriots<\/a>, Milton wowed with his arm strength last spring and into training camp,\u201d Archer wrote. \u201cIn four regular-season appearances in 2025, he completed 15 of 24 passes for 183 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. He played in the second half of the finale and was picked off. The\u00a0Cowboys signed\u00a0Sam Howell in free agency<\/a>\u00a0with a $2 million guarantee, so there will be a battle for the No. 2 job behind Prescott. Milton can show a growing understanding of the scheme in his second year in the offense by not just relying on his powerful arm.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, and the entire NFC East Division. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Joe Milton #10 of the Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys let every other NFL team have a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424882,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-424881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}