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Milton follow-up: The modest draft-pick compensation (fifth round) the Patriots received in
trading backup quarterback Joe Milton III and a seventh-rounder to the Cowboys on Thursday sparks a question as to why they did it. Milton looked like an asset at the game's most important position following his season-ending performance in a win over the Bills (playing mostly backups), especially considering
Drake Maye was twice evaluated for concussions in games last season.
The timing, according to a source familiar with the team's thinking, wasn't a coincidence. Monday marks the start of the team's voluntary program, and Vrabel views that as a meaningful checkpoint in the process of establishing team culture and the dynamic that ideally unfolds within each position group.