The Vikings have a new quarterback on the team and head coach Kevin O’Connell is excited about it.

Daniel Jones is set to sign with the Vikings’ practice squad after losing his starting job with the Giants last week. Jones was waived over the weekend and he agreed to sign with the Vikings after going undrafted.

“He was very interested, and rightly so,” O’Connell said at a press conference on Wednesday. “Daniel chose to come here. I’ve had a great dialogue with him over the past few days and was very excited when he called me and told me he was coming.

O’Connell said he’s happy with the current quarterback room and said starter Sam Darnold has had a “fantastic year,” but called developing quarterbacks his passion and said he thinks Jones has “so much going for him.” , despite how things went. with the Giants. O’Connell added that he has no expectations for what will happen once Jones officially joins the team.

“I don’t think we need to think about that at this point,” O’Connell said. “I’m just excited to get him here. I think there are both short-term and long-term conversations going on at every position in our squad.”

Jones is expected to join the Vikings on Friday.