Eagles name Joe Milton starting QB over Tanner McKee for Giants game

The Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday named Joe Milton their starting quarterback over Tanner McKee for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. The move reversed coach Nick Sirianni's stance from two days earlier, when he had said McKee was their guy and that no change at the position was coming. Sirianni had backed McKee on Monday, and Milton now takes over an offense that has been struggling. The Eagles' quarterback depth chart entering Week 9 has been updated to reflect the change.

The New York Times, the only left-leaning source here, frames the move as a question of what the switch says about the Eagles, leading with Sirianni's Monday backing of McKee and the struggling offense Milton inherits. The right-leaning Washington Times leads with the Giants matchup and the Wednesday timing of the change, reporting it largely as a straight quarterback decision. Yahoo Sports, an alternative source, covers it through the practical angle of the updated depth chart entering Week 9, and its excerpt contains no commentary on the offense. Defector, also alternative, takes the most distinct approach: it jokingly calls Milton a one-game Patriots legend and uses the move to ask whether the Eagles are the saddest team in the NFL, mentioning Ravens quarterback Jacoby Brissett. Left and right sources agree on the core facts of the switch and its timing, but differ in emphasis: the Times centers on Sirianni's reversal and the offense, while the Washington Times stays focused on the game.