abbey gile dax milne

Dax Milne was a fairly unfamiliar name for NFL fans until final weekend. The quondam BYU broad receiver, though, is now the talk of the town thanks to sure developments off the field.

Nosotros of form are talking about the Zach Wilson drama. The NFL earth was taken past tempest when the Jets QB's ex-girlfriend, Abbey Gile, defendant Wilson of sleeping with his mother'southward all-time friend.

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This response from Gile was prompted afterwards NFL fans called her out for seeing Wilson's former BYU teammate and roommate, you lot guessed it, Dax Milne. While Gile'southward comments are yet to be verified, her new partner seems to accept caught some heat equally well.

Born in Due south Jordan, Utah, Milne was a wide receiver at BYU and played alongside Wilson from 2018 to 2020. The pair were key to each others' success in the higher circuit.

The 23-year-old attended Bingham High Schoolhouse where he was a two-sport athlete playing both basketball and football. Early, his athletic prowess was on display for all to encounter.

Back in high schoolhouse, the actor was part of three state championship teams in football and two in basketball game. The wide receiver ultimately decided to pursue football game and joined BYU every bit a preferred walk-on over scholarship offers from Southern Utah and Weber State.

Three years into his freshman yr, he was awarded a scholarship. That very year he played in 10 games. As a sophomore, the wide receiver saw his contribution to the team's offense increase.

But it was in his inferior year that he truly delivered on the early promise. With seventy catches for 1,188 yards and eight touchdowns, the wideout was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy.

Does Dax Milne play in the NFL?

Following a career year in 2020, Milne decided to make himself available for the NFL Draft. While Wilson was drafted second overall by the New York Jets, the wide reiceiver'due south name was called on much later.

The former BYU star was only picked by the Washington Commanders in the seventh round of the draft with the 258th overall pick. Signing a four-year rookie deal, the wideout played a small-scale role in the Commanders' 2021 NFL season.

The Commanders' rookie wideout was sparingly used by Ron Rivera'south offense and could only rack up 83 yards on fourteen targets. But with everything going on, the wideout will surely comport a scrap on his shoulder to prove his worth in the 2022 NFL season.

Edited by Jay Lokegaonkar