FRISCO, Texas (AP) \u2014 The Dallas Cowboys waived backup quarterback Joe Milton on Monday while saying the newly acquired Broderick Jones will compete with Terence Steele to start at right tackle.<\/p>\n
The move with Milton presumably means Sam Howell has won the No. 2 job behind Dak Prescott, a spot that Milton held last season. The Cowboys could bring Milton back on the practice squad.<\/p>\n
Before the team announced the move, coach Brian Schottenheimer said the competition between Milton and Howell was still open. The Milton move was to clear a spot for running back Emari Demercado, who was claimed on waivers from Kansas City.<\/p>\n
The Cowboys got Jones in a trade with Pittsburgh on Saturday, sending picks in the third and sixth rounds of next year’s draft while getting a fourth-rounder in return.<\/p>\n
Steele emerged as an undrafted free agent six years ago but has struggled in recent years.<\/p>\n
Schottenheimer called third-year left tackle Tyler Guyton to tell him the move didn’t affect Dallas’ 2024 first-round pick. Schottenheimer made the same call to Steele \u2014 with a different message.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not going to move Broderick around,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cAs you guys can imagine, Terence Steele was the ultimate pro, \u2018Schotty, I get it. I appreciate the phone call. You didn\u2019t have to make the phone call.\u2019 I said, \u2018I did because I respect you that much as a teammate and a player.\u2019 So Broderick will be competing with Terence to be the starting right tackle of this football team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jones was the 14th overall pick out of Georgia in the 2023 draft. He started 38 of the 45 games he played in three seasons with the Steelers.<\/p>\n
Jones missed the final six games last season after an awkward hit to his neck on Nov. 23 against Chicago. The 25-year-old went on injured reserve and had season-ending fusion surgery that required a lengthy rehab.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s some fundamental things that we\u2019re excited that we feel like we can kind of tighten up,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cI know he\u2019s really excited to be here. Sometimes a change of scenery is a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steele was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal 2020 pandemic season for Dallas. Undrafted out of Texas Tech, he started 14 of 16 games as a rookie. He has started all 17 games each of the past three years.<\/p>\n
Jones said the change could do him some good, and he was encouraged by Schottenheimer saying right away that the club didn\u2019t plan to move him around.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just pumped up,\u201d Jones said. \u201cHe made it clear where he wants me. So I\u2019ve got to do my part and show up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Steele’s performance has been spotty in recent seasons and didn’t improve much in training camp this year, leading to the trade.<\/p>\n
Milton was efficient in the first two preseason games but not quite as sharp as the starter in the preseason finale, a 27-24 loss to New Orleans. Howell erased a 15-point deficit by throwing a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes and running for a tying 2-point conversion.<\/p>\n
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