Forget what you thought you knew about Philadelphia’s Week 6 plans, because it all just went sideways. Their starting quarterback, Jalen Hurts, is officially out for Sunday’s matchup against the Carolina Panthers, sidelined by a superficial blood clot in his calf. And in a wild scramble to fill the depth chart, the Eagles are reportedly signing quarterback Joe Milton III right off the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad. Talk about a curveball!
Philly’s QB Room Just Got Chaos-Mode Activated
This Hurts injury is a massive blow, obviously. You don’t just lose your starting QB and not feel it. So, stepping into the starting role this weekend is Tanner McKee, their 2023 sixth-round pick. Now, McKee isn’t exactly a seasoned vet out there. He’s got two career starts under his belt, where he’s completed 48 of 81 throws (that’s 59.3 percent, if you’re counting) for 510 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. That’s a ton of pressure on a young guy to carry the load against the Panthers, especially with everything else on the line in the early season.
From Cowtown Practice Squad to Philly’s Emergency Call
To back up McKee, the Eagles made the move for Joe Milton III, swiping him right off the Cowboys’ practice squad. Milton was a University of Tennessee standout, initially drafted in the sixth round by the New England Patriots in 2024, then traded to the Cowboys back in April 2025. He’s got a little bit of NFL experience, playing in five regular-season games where he’s thrown for 424 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions, with a 69.8 percent completion rate. The fact they’re pulling a guy from a rival’s practice squad to make this work just tells you how urgent their need is right now.
So, while Philly deals with this absolute quarterback scramble, Sunday’s game against the Panthers just became a high-stakes roll of the dice for them. And for us here in Seattle? We’re still shaking off that gut-wrenching 17-14 overtime loss the Seahawks just suffered against the Broncos. Different cities, different dramas, but the NFL keeps delivering the unexpected.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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