The Dallas Cowboys landed a new quarterback on Thursday when they sent a fifth-round pick to the New England Patriots in exchange for Joe Milton and a seventh-round pick.
It took a little while for the exact details to emerge, but we finally learned about an hour after the trade that Dallas was sending pick number 171 to the Patriots and receiving 217 in return. To be clear 171 was the higher of Dallas’ compensatory selections in the fifth round with 174 being the other.
Keeping track of the picks that the Cowboys have has proven to be a bit more difficult than in recent seasons.