Overview
- The Eagles announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, that Joe Milton will start Sunday’s Week 9 game against the New York Giants and Tanner McKee has been benched.
- McKee started three games after Jalen Hurts was sidelined and went 0-3 with 72 of 114 passing for 638 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, and head coach Nick Sirianni publicly backed him two days earlier before reversing course.
- Milton was signed from the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad on Oct. 16 and will make his first regular-season start after five career appearances and a noted combination of arm strength and mobility.
- The change responds to a struggling offense that has lost six straight games and faces protection issues, injuries at skill positions and questions about play-calling that Milton will inherit.
- Sunday’s game comes just before Philadelphia’s Week 10 bye, so Milton’s performance will serve as a short but influential audition for roster and quarterback decisions the team must make next.