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The Minnesota Vikings signed Daniel Jones late final season after the New York Giants parted methods, ending a six-year relationship.
Extra Proof of a Daniel Jones Reunion for Vikings
Jones hit the Vikings’ observe squad, the place he remained till the postseason. Minnesota known as Jones as much as the lively roster for its playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
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And it was due to that roster call-up that Jones will possible return to Minnesota this offseason, based on ProFootballTalk.com.
PFT’s Mike Florio defined this week, “Only four days before the Wild Card game against the Rams, Jones made a decision that carried with it an important consequence. He signed to the Vikings’ active roster. In that moment, Jones forfeited what would have been a two-month head start on free agency. He could have taken his time, visited teams, and ultimately signed a contract before the feeding frenzy begins in two weeks.”
“The Vikings picked up an incidental benefit, too. If Jones signs with a new team, his departure will be included in the 2026 compensatory draft-pick formula.”
Sam Darnold D. Jones Cornhole 10. © USA TODAY through Imagn Content material Companies, LLC. Minnesota employed Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones as quarterbacks on the depth chart in 2024. Darnold joined through free company in March, and Jones did the identical in late November. Cornhole 10
If the aim was to maintain Jones for the 2025 season, including him to the lively roster was a win-win for the purple group. It hedged the guess towards his departure — the compensatory choose talked about by Florio. And if he stays, nicely, the roster call-up helped solidify the long-term dedication.
“Jones had sufficient reason to believe the benefit of taking a possible one-and-done roster spot outweighed the cost to his search for a new team. If Jones knew he could end up playing in the playoffs, that’s a very real reason for giving up a head start on 2025,” Florio continued.
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Re-signing Jones, presumably for a QB2 function behind J.J. McCarthy, would possible price Minnesota between $10 and $15 million per season.
Florio concluded, “The situation also points to the looming possibility of Jones becoming this year’s Darnold in Minnesota. Although the Vikings have yet to re-sign Jones, they believe in him. Unless someone else makes Jones a sizable offer to become the starter, the Vikings could end up keeping him.”
Darnold, however, is tentatively anticipated to depart through free company and signal a brand new deal value $40+ million per season with a unique group.
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If Florio has it right — his logic checks out — Minnesota’s QB room may look one thing like this:
J.J. McCarthy
Daniel Jones
Brett Rypien
NFL free company kicks off in 13 days.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his day by day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options visitors, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His Vikings obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as intently because the NFL.
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