Joe Milton’s next team is still a question mark.
Tthe quarterback cleared waivers on Tuesday, one day after the Cowboys let him go in a move to make room for running back Emari Demercado.
Milton, who spent last season with Dallas, was back in camp this year and in trade discussions before Sunday’s cut day, ESPN reported Monday.
Instead, he clears waivers and is free to sign with any of the 32 NFL teams. Yahoo Sports added that the Cowboys and head coach Brian Schottenheimer are “absolutely” interested in bringing Milton back now that they have a chance to re-sign him. Milton could always rejoin Dallas’ practice squad if not given a better opportunity.
Milton, a sixth-round draft pick of the Patriots in 2024, delivered an impressive preseason by going 29-for-43 on his passing attempts for 378 yards and three touchdowns. He did not throw an interception.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Tuesday that while the team favored Sam Howell as the backup to longtime starter Dak Prescott, Dallas would like to bring in Milton if possible.
“Joe obviously played really good in the preseason games,” Jones told “All DLLS Cowboys.”
“We really liked his performance. Sam did as well. But at the end of the day, when you took the full body of work in training camp, the practices against other teams, the coaches thought — albeit really close — Sam was the best choice for the team to go with as two now. We’d love to have Joe back. A lot of teams in this league figure out ways to carry three and four [quarterbacks].
“We’ve got a lot of stress on our roster with this new defense and things that we’re doing that we can carry two [quarterbacks]. We’re in talks with Joe. We’ll see if he gets claimed. If he doesn’t, we’d love to have Joe back as our three and on the practice squad.”
In just five regular season NFL games, Milton has completed 69.8 percent of his passes with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
