Joe Milton likely would have played every snap in the Dallas Cowboys’ preseason opener on Saturday if the second-year quarterback had not sustained a minor elbow injury late in the 31-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

OXNARD, Calif. — There’s been some debate about the best thing to call Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton. “Bazooka Joe,” thanks to his cannon of an arm, had some stickiness. The man himself said that he likes to refer to his arm as a rocket, instead.

The Dallas Cowboys traded for quarterback Joe Milton III from the New England Patriots this offseason, but there could be some uncertainty about his grip on the backup job.