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Days after the New York Giants launched him per his personal request, quarterback Daniel Jones is signing with the Minnesota Vikings.
Jones will initially be on their observe squad, which is able to give him choices transferring ahead for the remainder of the season.
Sam Darnold, Minnesota’s beginning quarterback, who has had a bust-out season, informed the media that he’s excited and searching ahead to being teammates with Jones.
“Great guy. Just excited to get him in here and be teammates with him. He’s played a lot of football, so he’s going to help this football team,” mentioned Darnold.
#Vikings QB Sam Darnold on Daniel Jones:
“Great guy. Just excited to get him in here and be teammates with him. He’s played a lot of football, so he’s going to help this football team.”
Enjoyable reality: Darnold and Jones have been cornhole opponents at a Tremendous Bowl occasion. Darnold received. pic.twitter.com/B0vmGD1u5q
Jones was the No. 6 total choose within the 2019 NFL Draft, and although he had an honest rookie season, he has been an enormous disappointment ever since.
There have been rumblings after final season that New York wished to maneuver on from him, and final week, that second lastly got here once they determined to bench him in favor of Tommy DeVito.
Jones might solely be capable of be a second-string QB from right here on out, however in that capability, he can present the Vikings or another group with a powerful possibility ought to its QB1 go down as a consequence of an damage.
Darnold, like Jones, was a excessive draft choose who was regarded as a bust, however he has thrown for two,717 yards, 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions whereas main Minnesota to a 9-2 report.
After enjoying for a Giants group that’s largely devoid of expertise, Jones will now be on a squad that has a shot at profitable its division and going very far within the playoffs.
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