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Kevin O'Connell 'Really Excited' Daniel Jones Chose Vikings Contract amid Interest

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The Minnesota Vikings added some depth to their quarterback room.

Daniel Jones signed with the Vikings on Wednesday following his release from the New York Giants, and head coach Kevin O'Connell is ecstatic his team landed Jones amid interest from several other teams.

"He had a lot of interest, and rightly so," O'Connell said at a Wednesday press conference (h/t Pro Football Talk's Josh Alper). "Daniel chose to came here. Had some great dialogue with him over the past couple of days and was really, really excited when he called me and told me he was coming.