With Jalen Hurts out this week due to a blood clot, the Philadelphia Eagles ended up stealing a player from the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles are going to sign Joe Milton off of the Cowboys' practice squad, according to multiple reports. Under NFL rules, if you sign a player off another team's practice squad, that player has to be placed on your 53-man roster, so Milton won't be a practice squad player in Philadelphia; he'll be on the actual roster.
With the addition of Milton, that means the Eagles will have three quarterbacks heading into Sunday's game against Carolina. Milton will join Tanner McKee and rookie Cole Payton. Hurts has already been ruled out due to a blood clot in his calf and it's unknown when he can return to the field.
For Sunday, the Eagles will hand the starting job over to McKee, but clearly, they weren't comfortable with only having a rookie behind him, which is why they went out and added Milton. There was some speculation that the Eagles might look to bring Andy Dalton back to Philadelphia, but in the end, the team decided to go with Milton. The Eagles offense is at its best when a mobile quarterback is under center, and that's why the decision to add Milton certainly makes some sense.
Although he's never started a game before, he does come with some serious mobility, but he is inexperienced. Milton is now on his third team in three seasons and he's thrown just 53 passes in that span. He started his career with the Patriots after New England selected him in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
After one year of sitting behind Drake Maye (and Jacoby Brissett), he was traded to the Cowboys in April 2025. During the 2025 season, he saw action in four different games while backing up Dak Prescott. During the 2026 offseason, the Cowboys made a trade for Sam Howell, and he ended up beating Milton out for the backup QB job.
The Cowboys ended up cutting Milton after the preseason in a move that seemed to blindside the 26-year-old QB. You got to be able to live with it and deliver blows back when it's time," Milton said at the time. "I'm still the best quarterback in my eyes.
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