Joe Milton’s name was in trade rumors before the Patriots moved him to the Cowboys in an exchange of draft picks in April, but he was still caught off guard by the move.
The former Patriots quarterback said that he didn’t know a trade was imminent until the deal went down when he spoke with reporters for the first time since the move. However, Milton now feels thankful to be in Dallas.
“Was I surprised? Yes,” Milton. “I kind of woke up around, like, 7 o’clock, to a call and I knew I was getting traded. “The only thing I could have done, well, the only thing I did at that moment was to thank God.