Overview
- The Eagles signed Joe Milton III off the Dallas practice squad on Friday after the team announced Jalen Hurts would miss Week 6 with a blood clot.
- Milton was a 2024 sixth-round pick who was traded to Dallas, waived after the preseason, cleared waivers and joined the Cowboys’ practice squad on Sept. 3.
- Philadelphia expects Milton to serve as immediate depth behind starter Tanner McKee and third-stringer Cole Payton if Hurts’s absence lasts more than a week.
- Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Dallas will alter some offensive details to limit schematic exposure and is working to add another practice-squad quarterback but does not expect a replacement before Sunday’s game.
- Under NFL rules practice-squad players may sign with any team that adds them to its active roster, a common late-week move that can affect game planning and short-term roster depth.