Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is signing with the Minnesota Vikings, agreeing to a deal worth $375,000 for the rest of the 2024 season, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
Jones is expected to be placed on the practice squad with a chance to move up the depth chart as he absorbs the Vikings’ offense.
ESPN and NFL Network reported the value of the deal. Should another team sign Jones off of Minnesota’s practice squad in the next three weeks, the Vikings would reportedly clear his path if it meant replacing an injured starter for that team, according to multiple reports.
Jones would become an unrestricted free agent in March 2025.
The Giants granted Jones’ request for a release last week and he cleared waivers on Monday, leaving him free to sign with any team.
With the Vikings (9-2), Jones would join a contending team and compete with journeymen Nick Mullens and Brett Rypien to back up starter Sam Darnold. First-round pick J.J. McCarthy is out for the season with a knee injury.
NFL rules limit weekly pay of practice squad players with more than two years of experience to $21,300.
New York was 2-8 with Jones as the starter this season (24-44-1 since 2019). He completed 63.3 percent of his pass attempts for 2,070 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions in 10 starts. He also rushed for 265 yards and two scores.
Jones, 27, was the No. 6 pick by the Giants in the 2019 draft. He suffered a season-ending ACL tear last season but returned in time to start this season as the No. 1 quarterback. He was benched last week with a record of 3-13 over his past 16 starts and was replaced by Tommy DeVito.
Jones has 14,582 passing yards, 70 touchdown passes and 47 interceptions in 70 career games (69 starts). He has 2,179 rushing yards with 15 TDs.
The Giants are on the hook for about $11.8 million owed to Jones for the rest of the season.
–Field Level Media
