Head coach Kevin O'Connell admitted that the signing of Jones happened shortly after he discussed the roles of other quarterbacks currently in the Vikings system. Jones will start on the Vikings practice squad as he gets acclimated to the playbook.
"I've always been a fan," O'Connell said. "Love, really liked the person, the human being, the makeup, and then the player, Daniel Jones. I think there's so much out in front of him that are going to be really good things that we get to personally be a part of, and I can't wait to work with him."
Other teams may claim Jones off of practice squad waivers within the next three weeks only under the condition that they have a starting quarterback who is injured. Jones is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season ends.
The former New York Giants (2-8) quarterback who was released by the team last week upgraded to one of the best squads in the NFC after it was reported he was looking to join a Super Bowl contender.
Jones has 2,070 passing yards on the season with eight touchdowns, seven interceptions, a rough 79.4 passer rating, and an even uglier 46.3 quarterback rating. The new Vikings quarterback will fall behind starter Sam Darnold and backups Nick Mullens and Brett Rypien.