Christian Ponder rumors, news

Christian Ponder news, rumors

  • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Our newest writer shares his thoughts on the 2025 NFL Draft Draft Thoughts and Other Musings The Draft Well, that didn’t go as expected (at least on my end). As the 1st Round unfolded, I assumed the play was either a trade down or Georgia safety Malaki Starks. The latter seemed a natural fit for Brian Flores’ scheme. His exceptional recognition in run sup...2025
  • Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft
    • Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft
    The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books and the Minnesota Vikings emerged with a total of five draft picks and a veteran backup quarterback as well. Not a bad haul numbers-wise considering they only had four picks to begin with, but the definitive proof of whether this was a good draft for the Vikings or not won’t be available for a few years- after we see the results on the field and the development ...2025
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  • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Here are the numbers since 2010, and they are not encouraging With the New York Giants still in the quarterback market, I am updating a series of posts I did last year looking at the success rates of quarterbacks drafted on Day 1, Day and Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Today, we look at Round 1. The bulk of this post appeared on Big Blue View prior to the 2024 N...2025
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  • Dallas Cowboys coaching candidate profile: Leslie Frazier
    • Dallas Cowboys coaching candidate profile: Leslie Frazier
    Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images Here is what you need to know about Leslie Frazier. As the rumor mill continues to swirl in the Cowboys’ head coaching search, a few names have already emerged who are set to interview with the team. One name that caught many by surprise was Lezlie Frazier. #Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier is scheduled to interview for the #Cowboys head...2025
  • The Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, or can Houston do what it’s never done
    • The Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, or can Houston do what it’s never done
    Can they be the first iteration of the Texans to overcome the Vikings? | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Will the sixth time be a charm? Since bringing Houston back into the NFL universe in 2002, the Houston Texans have never beaten two teams. One is the Philadelphia Eagles, who have never lost to a Houston NFL team. The other is the Vikings. Prior to this Sunday, the Vikings hold a 5-0...2024
  • The Vikings’ Season Hinges on Sam Darnold
    • The Vikings’ Season Hinges on Sam Darnold
    Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images What to expect from the Vikings’ starting quarterback Now that it’s clear that Sam Darnold will be the Minnesota Vikings’ starting quarterback this season, with J.J. McCarthy spending the season on injured reserve, what to expect from Darnold becomes the focal point. Sam Darnold was the #3 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft but was never successful with the ...2024
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Christian Ponder injury and suspension

  • • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    2025
  • • Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft
    2025
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  • • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    2025
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  • • Dallas Cowboys coaching candidate profile: Leslie Frazier
    2025
  • • The Vikings’ Season Hinges on Sam Darnold
    2024
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  • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Here are the numbers since 2010, and they are not encouraging With the New York Giants seemingly considering selecting a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft, we have often talked about the hit rate, the percentage of time NFL teams get it right when drafting a quarterback in Round 1, being somewhere between 30-40%. Well, let’s show the work...2024
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  • The Vikings are on a Quest for the Holy Grail of Professional Football- Now They Must Choose Wisely
    • The Vikings are on a Quest for the Holy Grail of Professional Football- Now They Must Choose Wisely
    Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images, The right choice will bring life to the franchise, but a poor one will take it away Now that the Kirk Cousins drama has played out with Cousins taking the guaranteed money and heading south to Atlanta, the focus moves to the draft and selecting a new franchise quarterback. The Vikings front office and coaching staff have been preparing and doing the...2024
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  • Back on the quarterback carousel
    • Back on the quarterback carousel
    Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images The Denver Broncos are back in the position of needing a starting quarterback Russell Wilson could be the Denver Broncos starting quarterback in 2024, but the chances of that happening are about the same as the Broncos winning the Super Bowl this season. According to Spotrac.com, Wilson will have a cap hit of $35.4MM with $85MM. The salary cap for 2024 will ...2024
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  • Back on the quarterback carousel
    • Back on the quarterback carousel
    Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images The Denver Broncos are back in the position of needing a starting quarterback Russell Wilson could be the Denver Broncos starting quarterback in 2024, but the chances of that happening are about the same as the Broncos winning the Super Bowl this season. According to Spotrac.com, Wilson will have a cap hit of $35.4MM with $85MM. The salary cap for 2024 will ...2024
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  • A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?
    • A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Justin Herbert has earned enormous praise from film experts for his quarterback play. But it hasn’t translated into passing efficiency. Could Jim Harbaugh, supposed quarterback whisperer, bridge the gap? Justin Herbert has been a polarizing quarterback for as long as he’s been on the national scene. Oregon fans were split on him and, once it became clear he wa...2024
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Christian Ponder lifestyle

  • • Monday Morning Hangover: Vick, Weeden and the NFL Grab Bag of Backup QBs
    2015
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  • • Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Cyber Monday Deals on QBs, Playoff Spots
    2014
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "Replaced by an aging Donovan McNabb and, later, rookie Christian Ponder, the quarterback situation was a question mark all year long and the Vikings finished 3-13."

  • 2024
    "Fans may recall that Frazier was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from late 2010 (as an interim) until 2013, reaching the playoffs in 2012 with Christian Ponder at quarterback and Adrian Peterson as his MVP running back."

  • 2023
    "Handling the draft This team needs to accept that whiffing on Christian Ponder was over a decade ago."

  • 2017
    "With the 49ers planning to hire Kyle Shanahan to coach the team and currently having a quarterback depth chart that consists of Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert, and Christian Ponder, the next question becomes whether the 49ers will make a play for Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins."

  • 2016
    "Former Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder, who hasn't thrown a pass since 2014, signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, the team announced."

  • 2015
    "EA Sports’ ratings experts have deemed Eagles starter Sam Bradford (71), Cardinals starter Carson Palmer (74), Browns starter Josh McCown (75) and Raiders backup Christian Ponder (76) more injury prone than Griffin."

  • 2014
    "Per multiple reports, the Vikings will go with quarterback Christian Ponder on Thursday night at Lambeau Field."

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Christian Ponder trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    2025
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  • • Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft
    2025
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  • • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    2025
  • • The Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, or can Houston do what it’s never done
    2024
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  • • The Vikings’ Season Hinges on Sam Darnold
    2024
  • What should we expect from a highly drafted rookie QB in 2024?
    • What should we expect from a highly drafted rookie QB in 2024?
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Let history be your guide to guessing how each of the six will do in 2024. Never before have there been six quarterbacks taken in the top 12 picks in the NFL draft. I did a short study on this earlier this year, but this will go deeper into the stats - what have other highly drafted rookie QBs done recently. Gone are the days when even highly drafted ...2024
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  • An historic draft for quarterbacks - sixes wild
    • An historic draft for quarterbacks - sixes wild
    Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images No NFL draft has ever had six QBs taken in the first 12 picks. There were no quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 1996 and 1988 drafts. Going back to 1968, those are the only two drafts where that happened. No other draft has had six QBs taken in the top 12 picks. Prior to last night, the most ever taken in the first 12 was five ...2024
  • Draft question of the day: Is QB4 worth the risk?
    • Draft question of the day: Is QB4 worth the risk?
    Justin Fields | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Yes Today’s Draft Question of the Day cuts right to the heart of the choice potentially facing the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL Draft. Bob Donnelly asks: Great work on your three articles evaluating QB draft success rates. In this year’s draft most project the Giants picking the fourth QB off the board, and many have them moving up...2024
  • • The Vikings Can’t Impulse-Buy J.J. McCarthy
    Former Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman reached for Christian Ponder at 12th overall in 2011, and he believes the Vikings will do it again. On a recent CBS Sports podcast, Spielman said that Minnesota will overpay if J.J. McCarthy is the only quarterback left on the board. “They’re going to have to give (picks 11 and 23) and their 2025 first, plus some more draft capital,” he said....2024
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  • • The Vikings Can’t Impulse-Buy J.J. McCarthy
    Former Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman reached for Christian Ponder at 12th overall in 2011, and he believes the Vikings will do it again. On a recent CBS Sports podcast, Spielman said that Minnesota will overpay if J.J. McCarthy is the only quarterback left on the board. “They’re going to have to give (picks 11 and 23) and their 2025 first, plus some more draft capital,” he said....2024
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Christian Ponder stats and results

  • • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    2025
  • • Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft
    2025
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  • • Dallas Cowboys coaching candidate profile: Leslie Frazier
    2025
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  • • The Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, or can Houston do what it’s never done
    2024
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  • • The Vikings’ Season Hinges on Sam Darnold
    2024
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  • • What should we expect from a highly drafted rookie QB in 2024?
    2024
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  • • Draft question of the day: Is QB4 worth the risk?
    2024
  • • The Vikings are on a Quest for the Holy Grail of Professional Football- Now They Must Choose Wisely
    2024
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  • • A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?
    2024
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  • This Week in Seahawks History: Percy Harvin revenge game
    • This Week in Seahawks History: Percy Harvin revenge game
    Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Are you ready for a weekly blast from the Seahawks teams of the past? This will be a weekly article series throughout the season looking back on what happened for the Seattle Seahawks 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week. We’ve got the long-awaited 2013 debut of Percy Harvin to look at this week. But, before that, an inordinate number of safeties. ...2023
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Christian Ponder parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft
    2025
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  • • The Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, or can Houston do what it’s never done
    2024
    Click for news about Minnesota Vikings
  • • The Vikings are on a Quest for the Holy Grail of Professional Football- Now They Must Choose Wisely
    2024
    Read about Kirk Cousins
  • • A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?
    2024
    See also Jim Harbaugh
  • • Breaking down the quarterbacks the Saints are set to face in 2023
    Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images With the schedule now set, the New Orleans Saints have an opportunity thanks to a soft schedule and questionable quarterback play. The New Orleans Saints have quite the opportunity in front of them. Given they will play one of the weaker schedules in the NFL this season that also usually means weaker or questionable quarterback play. The Saints will...2023
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  • • Samantha Ponder didn't leave the house while pregnant because of Vikings fans
    The wife of Christian Ponder does not look back on her time in Minnesota fondly...2017
  • • On Bad San Francisco 49ers Team, Colin Kaepernick Exposed as a Bad Quarterback
    2016
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  • • Teddy Bridgewater's Injury Ends a Fairy-Tale Vikings Season Before It Begins
    2016
  • • 2016 NFL Mock Draft: 1st-Round Projections, Top Prospects Ahead of Super Bowl
    2016
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  • • Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Cam Newton and the Evolution of Quarterbacking
    2016
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Top Christian Ponder news

  • • Twitter Discovers Robert Griffin III Is Unbelievably Injury Prone on 'Madden 16'
    2015
  • • Broncos sign QB Christian Ponder
    The Broncos have added needed QB depth by signing Christian Ponder while Peyton Manning recovers from injury....2015
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  • • Christian Ponder signs with San Francisco 49ers
    2016
  • • Kellen Moore Reportedly Promoted to Cowboys Active Roster: Details and Reaction
    2015
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  • • Derek Carr doesn't throw at Raiders OTAs
    The Raiders quarterback is dealing with an injury to his right hand and did not fully participate in Tuesday's OTA practice. Christian Ponder took first team snaps....2015
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  • • Christian Ponder expects to be booed in Minnesota
    When the Oakland Raiders travel to Minnesota on Saturday to take on the Vikings, Christian Ponder expects a rude welcoming by the fans of his former team....2015
  • • Jerry Jones Comments on Brandon Weeden After Tony Romo's Injury
    2015
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  • • Broncos waive Christian Ponder, make two practice-squad moves
    Thirteen days after adding Ponder, the Broncos let him go while also making a change on the practice squad....2015

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Christian Ponder fantasy rankings and news

  • • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    2025
    See more articles Perry Knotts Getty
  • • What should we expect from a highly drafted rookie QB in 2024?
    2024
    Click for news about Caleb Williams
  • • Monday Morning Hangover: Vick, Weeden and the NFL Grab Bag of Backup QBs
    2015
    See more articles Ben Roethlisberger
  • • Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Cyber Monday Deals on QBs, Playoff Spots
    2014
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  • • Jets in Position to Jump-Start Percy Harvin with New Role, Emphasis on Speed
    2014
    Visit the page Percy Harvin
  • • Jerick McKinnon Should Be Top Waiver Priority in All Fantasy Leagues
    2014
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  • • Fantasy Football Week 8: Trade Targets to Help You for 2nd Half of Season
    2014
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  • • NFL Week 7 Picks: Cowboys Are Surging, but Broncos Are Leading the Polls
    2014
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Christian Ponder schedule, game

  • • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    2025
  • • Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft
    2025
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  • • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    2025
    Check it out Mike Carlson
  • • Dallas Cowboys coaching candidate profile: Leslie Frazier
    2025
    Continue with Dallas Cowboys
  • • The Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings, or can Houston do what it’s never done
    2024
    Continue with Minnesota Vikings
  • • The Vikings’ Season Hinges on Sam Darnold
    2024
    Visit the page Sam Darnold
  • • What should we expect from a highly drafted rookie QB in 2024?
    2024
    See more Caleb Williams
  • • How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
    2024
    See more Brandon Sloter
  • • The Vikings are on a Quest for the Holy Grail of Professional Football- Now They Must Choose Wisely
    2024
    Read about Kirk Cousins
  • Report: Seahawks add former Bills DC to coaching staff
    • Report: Seahawks add former Bills DC to coaching staff
    Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images Frazier will not, however, be the defensive coordinator. The first external coaching hire of the Mike Macdonald era has been made. Former Minnesota Vikings head coach and veteran defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier will be a Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. The #Seahawks are hiring Leslie Frazier as the...2024
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Christian Ponder rumors, scandals

  • • Draft Thoughts and Other Musings
    2025
  • • Draft question of the day: Is QB4 worth the risk?
    2024
  • • A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?
    2024
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  • • Why Daily Norseman selected QB Will Levis for the Vikings
    Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Why we made the pick that we did The “Number of Days Until the 2023 NFL Draft” countdown is now officially into the single digits, and that means the annual SB Nation NFL Mock Draft is in full swing. We’ve got our pick for the Minnesota Vikings in at No. 24. . .or No. 23, depending on how you view the Miami Dolphins’ selection ... and we’ve made a selection...2023
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  • • Matt Miller's Scouting Notebook: NFL Scouts Down on 2017 QB Class
    2017
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  • • 49ers should turn to Christian Ponder in 2017
    The San Francisco 49ers are in dire straights at quarterback.The 49ers will likely lose both Blaine Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick this offseason -- not an altogether shame. With the 2017 draft class weak in quarterbacks the 49ers should turn to Christian Ponder next year, at least to start the season......2016
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  • • On Bad San Francisco 49ers Team, Colin Kaepernick Exposed as a Bad Quarterback
    2016
  • • Report: Some 49ers see Ponder as ‘the best option’ to start
    As Blaine Gabbert struggles to do even the most basic things for the San Francisco 49ers, many have been calling for Colin Kaepernick to start in his stead. However, according to Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area, some 49ers players believe Christian Ponder is the best option to start, not Kaepernick. “Ponder is the best option for quarterback on the roster,” said a locker-room source. While this may...2016
  • • Is Sam Bradford Enough to Lead Minnesota Vikings Back to Postseason?
    2016
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  • • NFL Cuts 2016: Predictions for Veterans in Danger of Being Released
    2016

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