Encouraging performance Thursday Milton completed four of six passes for 54 yards and a touchdown and added five rushes for 22 yards in the Patriots' 17-3 preseason win over the Panthers on Thursday. Impact Milton entered the game with 4:01 remaining in the third quarter and got off on the right foot with a five-yard completion to fellow rookie Javon Baker. Milton went on to record a 12-yard scramble during that initial possession before capping off his second drive with a 38-yard touchdown pass to JaQuae Jackson with nine minutes remaining in the game. Milton is battling incumbent Bailey Zappe for the No. 3 quarterback job, who was solid in his own right Thursday while throwing for 108 yards. Nevertheless, Milton at least makes the competition a bit more intriguing with this debut effort, and the rookie sixth-round pick could certainly get a more extensive platform to make his case in the Patriots' second preseason game next Thursday night against the Eagles.
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