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

Daniel Jones is expected to sign with the Vikings’ practice squad after losing his starting job with the Giants last week. Jones was released over the weekend and agreed to sign with the Vikings after going unclaimed.

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

O’Connell said he was happy with the current quarterback room and said starter Sam Darnold had a “fantastic year,” but called quarterback development his passion and said he believes Jones has “so much ahead of him.” “No matter how things went with the Giants. O’Connell added that he has no expectations about what will happen once Jones officially joins the team.

“I don’t think we need to think about it at this point,” O’Connell said. “I’m just happy to get him here. I think there are short-term and long-term discussions at every position on our roster.”

Jones is expected to join the Vikings on Friday.