Sam Darnold is “excited” about Daniel Jones' next NFL stint in Minnesota.
“I'm very happy to be teammates with Jones,” the team's current signalman said Wednesday, the same day it was reported that the former Giants quarterback would sign with the Vikings. Jones is the same Jones who was released last Friday after winning five games. Half of the season has been a roller coaster.
“Today I signed DJ. I'm so happy to be a teammate with him,” Darnold said. According to Pro Football Talk. “I've spent time with him in the past. He's a great guy. I'm excited to have him here and be a teammate. He's played a lot of football, so certain things Just being able to use his experience in that regard will help this football team.”
darnold and jones We played together in a cornhole tournament. In February 2020.
Jones was demoted from the Giants' starting pitcher to No. 4 last Monday, but after his release he aims to establish himself as a playoff contender, with the Vikings currently in good shape at 9-2 (currently second in the NFC North). I found a new place in .
“Daniel Jones wanted to spend the rest of this season with a playoff contender under a developmental head coach like Kevin O'Connell. The Vikings ticked all the boxes,” ESPN said. Adam Schefter says reported on Wednesday On the former first-round pick's decision.
O'Connell, the Vikings' third-year head coach, was instrumental in reviving Darnold's career after a rocky start in 2018 with the Jets. He bounced around from Carolina to San Francisco, spending the 2023 season as a backup to Brock Purdy with the Niners. .
Darnold has completed 67.6 percent of his passes this year with 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions through 11 games.
O'Connell said on wednesday Jones is expected to arrive in Minnesota on Friday morning.
“I'm really looking forward to it,” O'Connell said Wednesday. “It's a good addition to our quarterback room. I love the quarterback room already.”
Jones, the Giants' No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, has a 24-44-1 record as a starter, including a win over Minnesota in the wild-card game in January 2023, and is expected to win in 2022. He led the team to a surprise playoff appearance.
The Eagles beat the Giants in the regional round that year, but Jones earned a four-year, $160 million contract extension after throwing 15 touchdowns and five interceptions in the regular season.
Jones suffered a torn ACL midway through the 2023 season, but is 3-13 in his past 16 starts.
The former Duke product is currently signed to the Vikings' practice squad. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports. Wednesday.
Nick Mullens is Minnesota's backup, followed by Brett Rypien.
The Vikings host the Cardinals (6-5) on Sunday.
