{"id":4932,"date":"2024-11-30T11:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T11:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932"},"modified":"2024-11-30T11:22:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T11:22:48","slug":"patriots-news-getting-to-know-fast-developing-rookie-qb-joe-milton-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932","title":{"rendered":"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOXBORO \u2014 Patriots rookie quarterback Joe Milton III has dressed for every game this season, but he has yet to be officially active.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/patsms005_0dc64e.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Rookie Joe Milton III of the New England Patriots during training camp at Gillette Stadium. (Photo By Matt Stone\/Boston Herald)\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Rookie Joe Milton III of the New England Patriots during training camp at Gillette Stadium. (Photo By Matt Stone\/Boston Herald)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the team\u2019s emergency third quarterback, Milton wears a uniform and pads and stands on the sideline, but he can only enter the game if both quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart get injured.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for the Patriots, that has yet to happen this season.<\/p>\n<p>However, head coach Jerod Mayo has been impressed with Milton\u2019s improvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou talk about a guy who is developing at a pretty good rate, it\u2019s Joe,\u201d Mayo said earlier this month. \u201cWe all know he can throw the ball down the field, but his progressions and things like that have definitely gotten better, and he\u2019ll be a solid player in this league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/906\/429\/12429906.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=628&amp;crop=1.91:1&amp;fit=cover\" alt=\"Joe Milton III signs rookie deal with Patriots\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mayo said this week that Milton\u2019s legendary arm is helping the team prepare for Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>Get to know Milton better in our weekly Q&amp;A series with a new player on the Patriots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>What\u2019s your first football memory?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>It probably wasn\u2019t even on a real football field. Probably was playing behind the house somewhere, but just running around, like being able to tell guys to back up, just because we had an imaginary line of scrimmage. Just telling guys to get on sides, and then just kind of going through that concept, like I was in a real game, but then turning around, just running around with the ball, trying to make a play out there behind the house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Top high school football memory?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>I\u2019m gonna say when I did a QB sneak from like the 15 and still ran it in, just because I didn\u2019t really run the ball like that that much in high school. So I\u2019m gonna use that one for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Top college football memory?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>My 80-yard run first play of the game last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe was MOVIN<\/p>\n<p>81 yards to the \ud83c\udfe0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa SEC Network<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xfbHLlg7fZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/xfbHLlg7fZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q7PVlVQQbJ\">pic.twitter.com\/q7PVlVQQbJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vol_Football\/status\/1705675114832941522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>What made Tennessee so special?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM:\u00a0<\/strong>I feel like the culture, but the players itself. Wasn\u2019t really stressing about anything. We always had fun. Especially with our offense. You could have much fun as you want. So we always had fun. And just try to correct plays within the game. So it was always better to do it that way, just because our route choices was very limited, so it was good to do it that way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH:<\/strong> What made Michigan special?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM:\u00a0<\/strong>The strength coaches. They basically ran it, like the whole thing. And Coach Herb (Ben Herbert) and his staff, they do a great job of making sure that you\u2019re accountable, being a man, and that\u2019s taking care of all your responsibilities, being accountable for your actions, and also just the small details. Being detail sound from the shoes to what you wear. Everybody have the same thing on. Nobody have nothing else different. It was always blue shirt, blue shorts, blue socks, blue shoes and your cleats. It\u2019s whatever cleats you had or whatever cleats you like, but everything was always blue, blue, blue, blue. And they did a great job of holding us accountable, but making sure we hold our teammates accountable of wearing the right things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>What would you be doing if you weren\u2019t a football player?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM:\u00a0<\/strong>That\u2019s hard, just because I put all my eggs in one basket. So to me, if I wasn\u2019t a football player right now, I\u2019d probably be coaching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Who was your favorite athlete growing up?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>My cousin, Anquan Boldin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Favorite movie?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>Drumline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Favorite musical artist?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>NBA YoungBoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Who have you been closest with since you joined the Patriots?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM:\u00a0<\/strong>Pretty much all the receivers. Pop (DeMario Douglas), KBoutte (Kayshon Boutte), KB (Kendrick Bourne), K.J. (Osborn), Ja\u2019Lynn (Polk), JBake (Javon Baker). Pretty much all the receivers. Just having conversations with them. I feel like, yes, as a quarterback, you want to start with the O-line, but these are the guys that are gonna go catch the ball for you and stretch the field. So we want to have a great communication, relationship with those guys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Who\u2019s the funniest player on the team?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>Probably Pop (DeMario Douglas).<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>What\u2019s your favorite thing about the New England region?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>Sheesh, I would say the weather, but it\u2019s kind of up and down. So I\u2019ll say it\u2019s just like Michigan to me. It\u2019s kind of the same. So I don\u2019t really do much. I\u2019ll probably say the water, like the lakes. They\u2019re pretty cool. I got one by my house, so it\u2019s pretty good to see and walk by.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Who\u2019s a player around the league that\u2019s underrated or underappeciated?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM: <\/strong>(Lions QB) Hendon Hooker. I feel likewhat he has done, I know he haven\u2019t had that much opportunity in NFL so far, kind of like myself, so just to be around him, and I just know that he\u2019s still doing the same thing to this day on his work ethic and the way that he prepares for the game. So definitely him, for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BH: <\/strong>Do you have a hidden talent?<\/p>\n<p><strong>JM:\u00a0<\/strong>I don\u2019t think no one seen me play the drums yet. So, yeah, probably the drums.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4993875\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patsms002_b39534.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patsms002_b39534.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patsms002_b39534.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patsms002_b39534.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patsms002_b39534.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patsms002_b39534.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" alt=\"New Patriots: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III\" width=\"2055\" data-attachment-id=\"4993875\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption>New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton III gets ready to throw during a joint training camp practice with the Philadelphia Eagles at Gillette Stadium. (Photo By Matt Stone\/Boston Herald)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to know Patriots rookie quarterback Joe Milton III better on and off the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[77,228,178,329,74,18,227,225,229,226],"class_list":["post-4932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots","tag-drake-maye","tag-jacoby-brissett","tag-jerod-mayo","tag-joe-milton","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-news","tag-patriots","tag-patriots-2024","tag-patriots-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III - Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get to know Patriots rookie quarterback Joe Milton III better on and off the field.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-30T11:22:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932\",\"name\":\"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III - Breaking News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-30T11:22:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-30T11:22:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"Breaking News\",\"description\":\"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15\",\"name\":\"MrKen\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrKen\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III - Breaking News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III - Breaking News","og_description":"Get to know Patriots rookie quarterback Joe Milton III better on and off the field.","og_url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932","og_site_name":"Breaking News","article_published_time":"2024-11-30T11:22:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MrKen","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrKen","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932","name":"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III - Breaking News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png","datePublished":"2024-11-30T11:22:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-30T11:22:48+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GTY67TG.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=4932#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PATRIOTS NEWS: Getting to know fast-developing rookie QB Joe Milton III"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/","name":"Breaking News","description":"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15","name":"MrKen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrKen"},"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4934,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932\/revisions\/4934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}