Two days before the Minnesota Vikings signed Daniel Jones, the head coach praised the Giants’castoff quarterback — without getting into specifics about the team’s potential interest in the quarterback.

The Vikings had emerged as a top candidate to sign Jones, the former first-round pick and starting QB who was benched and then released by the Giants.

Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones signed a $375,000 contract for the remainder of the season with the Vikings and will suit up for his first practice in Minnesota on Friday. Head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed the Vikings landed Jones after discussing the role of each of his quarterbacks already in the building with those players.