Getty Joe Milton III Throughout most of the offseason, trade speculation swirled around New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton III, so much so that new head coach Mike Vrabel was forced to comment on whether or not the 25-year-old Milton would be with the Patriots next season. It was an unusual situation given that Milton spent all of the 2024 season, with the exception of the final game, not as the prime back-up for rookie signal caller Drake Maye, but on the Patriots’ practice squad .