The Facts:
GM Rick Spielman said Ponder “will be here” next season but the team still plans to address the need at quarterback in the offseason. "Christian will be here; I don’t anticipate anything -- him not being here," Spielman said on Friday.
Reported by the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Ponder will enter the final year of his rookie deal and expected to make $3.2 million in base salary and bonuses. All of that money is dead money however, meaning it would still count against the cap if the Vikings opted to cut Ponder. The 12th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft hasn’t solved the Vikings’ problem at quarterback over the last three seasons. He played just nine games last year and threw for a career-low 1,648 yards after playing all 16 games in 2012. Spielman said he’s interested to see when Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner and quarterbacks coach Scott Turner get a chance to work with him. Fantasy owners shouldn't get their hopes up. Meanwhile, Spielman hasn’t closed the door on bringing quarterback Matt Cassel
back either, but he said the organization will bring in two quarterbacks in during the offseason. With a younger quarterback in the draft a sure lock at this point based on what Spielman and Turner have said over the last two weeks, Spielman hinted he’d be open to bringing a veteran to “mentor” whoever the organization selects.
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