The Eagles are making a quarterback switch, and the move puts Joe Milton in the spotlight for the first time as an NFL starter.
Philadelphia is turning to the former Tennessee quarterback for Week 9 against the New York Giants, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tanner McKee is being benched for Sunday’s game, and Milton will get the nod as the Eagles try to sort through a season that has gone off the rails.
The change comes with the Eagles sitting at 2-6 and dealing with a roster hit hard by injuries. Jalen Hurts is done for the year with blood clots, while DeVonta Smith and Saquon Barkley have been unavailable every other week. The source of the problem has spread beyond the offense, too, with the defense taking a hit because of how the offense has played.
Milton’s path to this moment has been a winding one. He entered the league as a sixth-round pick, No. 193 overall, by the New England Patriots in the 2024 NFL Draft.
That pick originally belonged to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who sent it to New England in the Mac Jones trade. The Patriots later moved Milton to the Dallas Cowboys before the 2025 NFL Draft after he flashed in their 2024 season finale.
That final game with New England was the best of his brief pro career so far. Milton completed 22 of 29 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown, good for a 75.9% completion rate, in a 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills.
Now he gets a much bigger stage. Sunday’s matchup with the Giants, set for 1:00 p.m. ET, will be Milton’s first NFL start.
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