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Joe Milton Breaks Silence on Taking Over as Eagles Starting QB
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Joe Milton has made his first comments since being named as the Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback for their Week 9 matchup with the New York Giants.
Milton will replace Tanner McKee as Philadelphia's starter. McKee started the last three games for the Eagles in place of Jalen Hurts, who is sidelined for the remainder of the season due to blood clots. McKee went winless in his three starts, so the Eagles decided to go in a different direction with Milton.
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Joe Milton is Ready for His Moment as Eagles' Starting QB
The Eagles added Milton last month off of the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, and despite his limited time with the team, Milton said that he's ready for the opportunity ahead of him.
"That's the thing. We all know that you have to be ready to be on the field at all times. So, I'm going to be ready on Sunday," Milton said.
"We still have work to do and time to get everything we need to do in order, so we're going to keep chipping away and then on Sunday go out there and play our game against the New York Giants."
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Milton said that the coaching staff has helped him prepare for the moment, and his background as the oldest of seven siblings has helped, too.
"I'm going to do what the coaches ask me to do and move forward. I've adjusted well. I'm the oldest of seven kids in my family so that is something I had to do early in my life. I'm good at adapting," Milton said. "The coaches have done a great job of helping me, explaining things to me, and taking time to get me ready."
Not only will Sunday represent Milton's first start with the Eagles, it will be his first start in the NFL anywhere, so no one really knows quite what to expect. In his professional career, he's thrown a total of 53 passes and completed 37 of them with two TDs and two interceptions.
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Unfortunately for Milton, he'll be without a pair of key weapons for his first career start, as both of Philadelphia's top two receivers, DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, have been ruled out of the game.
Eagles fans shouldn't expect miracles from Milton, but it will be nice for Philly to have a quarterback who is at least slightly more mobile than McKee, who was basically a sitting duck behind the Eagles' porous offensive line.
This story was originally published by Athlon on Nov 6, 2026, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add Athlon as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
