The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... HC Leslie Frazier made it clear there won't be a quarterback controversy for the Minnesota Vikings now that Matt Cassel has signed with the team, telling the NFL Network that Ponder is the team's starter. "Christian Ponder is our starting quarterback. Matt knows that, he knew it when we went through the acquisition," Frazier said.
Reported by ESPN.com
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"[Cassel] knows that he's coming in to provide insurance for us. If something were to happen to Christian injury-wise, we have a quality backup that can step in and do a great job for us," Frazier continued. "Christian just needs to continue to improve like we all expect him to, but he's our starting quarterback. ..." Cassel signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Vikings last week after being released by the Kansas City Chiefs. Cassel himself said last week in a conference call after signing his deal that "the fact of the matter is, Christian is the starting quarterback." That hasn't stopped speculation, however, that the quarterback job is up for grabs. A source told ESPN last week when Cassel signed with Minnesota that he would get a chance to compete for the starting quarterback position. And he might. But that's clearly not the way the Vikings are putting it out for public consumption.
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