“You are the first person I have actually heard that from, to be real with you,” Milton told the inquiring reporter. “But, that will never happen.”
For what it’s worth, head coach Jerod Mayo backed up that he had not looked into Milton as anything but a signal-caller, instead welcoming the competition ahead for his newest players.
“Yeah, we’ll have to see how that plays out once we put the pads on, but we drafted him as a quarterback,” Mayo said. “We’re in the business of trying to get good football players through the door, and Milton happens to be one of them. Obviously he understands we took a quarterback at 3 in Drake (Maye).
There’s precedent for players transitioning into new positions from college to the pros, with players such as Taysom Hill playing largely at tight end after starting as a QB. And just last year in New England, 2023 undrafted free agent Malik Cunningham attempted to earn playing time by moving to wide receiver.
But when asked whether the Patriots had mentioned a position change during pre-draft conversations, Milton denied it had been brought up, and went even further, saying he would not consider a move to tight end.
“You are the first person I have actually heard that from, to be real with you,” Milton told the inquiring reporter. “But, that will never happen.”
For what it’s worth, head coach Jerod Mayo backed up that he had not looked into Milton as anything but a signal-caller, instead welcoming the competition ahead for his newest players.
“You are the first person I have actually heard that from, to be real with you,” Milton told the inquiring reporter. “But, that will never happen.”
For what it’s worth, head coach Jerod Mayo backed up that he had not looked into Milton as anything but a signal-caller, instead welcoming the competition ahead for his newest players.
“Yeah, we’ll have to see how that plays out once we put the pads on, but we drafted him as a quarterback,” Mayo said. “We’re in the business of trying to get good football players through the door, and Milton happens to be one of them. Obviously he understands we took a quarterback at 3 in Drake (Maye).