Cowboys QB Battle: Milton vs Howell

0:00It's March 30, you're listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered local news. Joe Milton III rolled into the Dallas Cowboys back in 2025, with Rocket Arm Hive straight out the Patriots rookie year. Traded over, fans were buzzing about this due taking shots downfield, even had Leshan McCoy saying Dak Prescott better start house hunting. Fast forward to the 2026 offseason and things flipped. Cowboys inked Sam Howe, a backup with 18 career starts, and Cutt will Greer to clear the deck. Now head coach Brian Shottenheimers calling it an open battle for that number two spot behind Prescott. Early takes on Milton got wild, but his first Cowboys season was mixed back. Preseason drew heat for those line drive lasers no matter the distance, though he settled some in four regular season games. Howell, a fifth round pick from 2022 out of North Carolina, went 5 and 13 as a starter before bouncing through Washington, Seattle, Minnesota, and Philly. He's got 62.6% completions, 4139 yards, 22 touchdowns, 23 picks career wise.

1:08Both these young guns have big time arms and Shottenheimers pump to develop them in Dallas's system competitions on, and you can never stock too. Many quarterbacks ready to ball.