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Dallas Cowboys backup QB Joe Milton easily tops NFL 'record' during scrimmage with Los Angeles Rams
The Cowboys' offseason trade for Patriots backup Joe Milton wasn't supposed to start a quarterback controversy in Dallas, given the status of entrenched $240 million starter Dak Prescott. Just don't tell that to the fans who witnessed Milton uncork a 75-yard bomb to receiver Jalen Brooks during Tuesday's joint practice against the Los Angeles Rams at Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California. To be clear, this wasn't a total gain of 75 yards. Milton launched the ball 75 yards through the air and into the arms of a diving Brooks in the end zone. Yes, Brooks did gain some separation with the help of a play-action fake, allowing Milton a bit more room for error downfield. Still, even given that and the fact that this pass came against backups, Milton's 75-yard toss is still nine yards longer than any completion in NFL history. According to the league's 'Next Gen Stats,' which encompasses everything dating back to 2016, the longest pass ever completed through the air during an NFL game was done so by then-Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield on a 2021 Hail Mary to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Milton beat that by five yards and did so without the benefit of an additional four steps to gather his momentum, as Mayfield had in 2021. Instead, Milton was nearly flat footed while effortlessly floating the football into the end zone. Absolute BOMB from Cowboys QB Joe Milton, hitting Jalen Brooks 75 yards in the air during today's joint practice with the Rams. 🎥 @Chris_Hanks5 @FOX4 — Jeff Kolb (@JeffKolbFOX4) August 6, 2025 And since this is the Cowboys, an eternal source of frustration and debate among fans, Milton's throw naturally prompted a quarterback controversy. 'He needs to be a starter in the league,' one fan wrote online. 'Absolutely electric.' Another added: 'It's a matter of time.' Of course, the Cowboys are heavily invested in Prescott, who currently accounts for around 20 percent of the team's cap figure through the 2028 season. The Mississippi State product is coming off a season-ending hamstring issue that ultimately led to the Cowboys finishing 7-10 in 2024. Head coach Mike McCarthy is now gone, replaced with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who already has a working relationship with Prescott. Still, Milton was impressive in relief of Drake Maye at the end of his rookie season in New England, completing 22 passes for 29 yards and a touchdown in a victory over the playoff-bound Buffalo Bills. He was similarly strong during his final season at Tennessee, where he showed off his powerful right arm by completing 229 passes for 2,813 yards and 20 touchdowns. However, he did leave some fans critical of his accuracy and touch, as seen in one response to Tuesday's throw in Oxnard. 'As a Tennessee fan I want to see him hit a slant,' joked one Volunteers supporter. Bazooka Joe, as some fans have taken to calling Milton, also showed off another impressive trick at camp last week by doing a standing back flip that was caught by photographers.
Reuters
16 minutes ago
- Reuters
Reports: Free agent S Tracy Walker III suspended for 12 games
August 6 - Free agent safety Tracy Walker III has been suspended for the first 12 games of the NFL season, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. The NFL transaction wire was cited as the source of the suspension, but the NFL didn't reveal why Walker was disciplined. If Walker joins a team, he wouldn't be eligible to play until Week 13 at the earliest. Walker, 30, spent six seasons with the Detroit Lions (2018-23) before being released. He joined the San Francisco 49ers in August 2024 but didn't see any action before being released in late September. Walker, a third-round pick in 2018 out of Louisiana, has 398 tackles, four sacks and three interceptions in 79 games (43 starts). --Field Level Media
Time Out
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Yes, New York now has a tomato ketchup smoothie to try
If someone were to ask, 'Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?', you may get differing answers depending on the company. Commonly classified as veg, the savory red plant is, in fact, a fruit, or really a berry, as the fruit grows from the flower of a plant and has a chamber of seeds inside. That being said, NFL player George Kittle dropped a further dilemma on us, positing on X: 'If tomatoes are a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie?' Now his musings have come to fruition, as one iconic condiment brand is bringing the ketchup smoothie to life. Just in time for the peak of the tomato season, HEINZ has debuted The HEINZ Tomato Ketchup Smoothie. Starting today, August 6, select Smoothie King locations around the country, including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and right here in the city, are blending up the ripened red smoothie for a limited time. More than just a squirt of the stuff in a Styrofoam cup, the smoothie comes with a blend of açaí sorbet, apple juice, strawberries and raspberries for a sweet and tangy sip. 'After months of meticulous R&D, testing, and tasting, we landed on a savory-sweet blend that celebrates the tomato in all its glory,' said Lori Primavera, vice president of R&D and product marketing at Smoothie King, in a press release. Of course, this isn't the first time the smoothie franchise has blended up something special. Last year, the brand partnered with Dude Perfect, a group of influencers whose content of comedy and trick-shots has racked up 61.4 million subscribers on YouTube. The group of five—Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones and Tyler Toney—created a protein-based drink, aptly named Dude Perfect, that included a combo of pineapples, bananas, kiwi-apple juice, vanilla frozen yogurt, turbinado and blue spirulina for color. It begs to reason: will the Smoothie King follow in the footsteps of upscale L.A. grocer, Erewhon, and tap celebrities like Hailey Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo for its prohibitively expensive smoothies? It's hard to say. But if you are ready for a 'tomato girl summer' now, head to your nearest Smoothie King to try the berry-like concoction and join the discourse by using the hashtag #KetchupSmoothie.
