J.J. McCarthy will make his second career Giants start against a fellow Michigan man making his first career start for the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Eagles named Joe Milton III their starting quarterback on Wednesday for Sunday’s NFC East showdown with the Giants at Lincoln Financial Field, benching Tanner McKee in an effort to snap a six-game losing streak.
Milton, 26, played against the Giants in last season’s meaningless Week 18 regular season finale at MetLife Stadium. Now he’ll take them on in his Eagles debut in a game that counts.
It’s an interesting coincidence that his first start comes against McCarthy, 23, a former Michigan teammate who enrolled at the university in 2021 as Milton transferred to Tennessee.
He enters with high stakes in the divisional race. John Harbaugh’s first-place Giants (4-2-1) can gain a stranglehold with wins against the Eagles and three days later against the Washington Commanders (2-4-1) on Thursday Night Football.
Nick Sirianni’s Eagles, meanwhile, are just trying to survive and get their heads above water as injuries and bad football collapse the division’s previous powerhouse.
Milton is the Eagles’ fourth quarterback to play this season followi...