The Dallas Cowboys have hit their quarterback room on the first day of waiver claims. To make room for the running back Emari Demercado and bolster Dak Prescott’s offense, the front office decided to release Prescott’s immediate backup. And ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news on the internet. 

“Source: Cowboys are releasing QB Joe Milton,” Schefter wrote in his X post. 

Milton made it to the 53-man roster on Sunday alongside Prescott and Sam Howell. Well, the Cowboys did intend to keep one extra quarterback on the roster. And ahead of Monday’s practice session, head coach Brian Schottenheimer claimed that the staff was still deciding on the backup role. 

“At the end of the day, we just feel like the competition’s not completely settled, and we need to work through that,” Schottenheimer said. “And it’s, we’re constantly ripping through numbers and video and film and, it just, at the time we’re not ready to make the decision.” 

For now, Milton needs to clear the waivers. And if he does, he could return to Dallas. 

This is a developing story…