Eagles Turn to Joe Milton at Quarterback Against Giants

WHO:

NY Post - The Philadelphia Eagles are changing quarterbacks; Tanner McKee and Joe Milton III are involved in the change.

Heavy NFL - The Philadelphia Eagles named Joe Milton their starting quarterback and benched Tanner McKee.

Draft Sharks - The Eagles are benching quarterback Tanner McKee for quarterback Joe Milton; ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the move.

RotoWire NFL - Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported that Milton is set to start for the Eagles.

WHAT:

Newsweek - The quarterback switch is ahead of Week 9.

Heavy NFL - The Giants have a 4-2-1 record entering Week 9 and are the NFC East favorites.

Heavy NFL - The Giants have lost quarterback Jaxson [surname not provided] to injury.

Heavy NFL - J.J. McCarthy led the Giants to an overtime victory against the Houston Texans in his first start with the team.

NY Post - The Eagles are changing their quarterback arrangement for a game against the Giants.

Heavy NFL - The Eagles are making Joe Milton the starting quarterback and benching Tanner McKee for their game against the Giants.

Draft Sharks - The Eagles are benching McKee and trying Milton at quarterback; the article says McKee averaged 5.6 yards per [incomplete in the provided text].

RotoWire NFL - Milton is set to start at quarterback for the Eagles against the Giants.

WHERE:

Heavy NFL - The Eagles-Giants game is at Lincoln Financial Field.

Heavy NFL - The Eagles are based in Philadelphia; their opponent is the New York Giants.

NY Post - The Eagles’ game is against the Giants.

WHEN:

NY Post - The Eagles’ game against the Giants is described as being on Sunday.

Heavy NFL - The Eagles’ game against the Giants is described as Sunday’s game.

Draft Sharks - The game is described as taking place “this weekend.”

RotoWire NFL - Milton is set to start “Sunday.”

WHY:

Heavy NFL - The Giants have been dealing with injuries throughout the season.

Heavy NFL - The article says fans had been hoping for a quarterback change; it does not give another reason for the decision.

HOW:

Heavy NFL - The Eagles are making the change by naming Milton the starter and benching McKee.

Draft Sharks - ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the quarterback change.

The Philadelphia Eagles benched Tanner McKee, naming Joe Milton their starting quarterback against the Giants. Milton is set to make his first start Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The switch comes ahead of Week Nine, as New York deals with quarterback injuries.