(1988-02-25) February 25, 1988 (age 36) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:
Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas)
College:
Florida State (2006–2010)
NFL draft:
2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2011–2014)
Oakland Raiders (2015)*
Denver Broncos (2015)
San Francisco 49ers (2016)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Percentage:
59.8%
Passing yards:
6,658
TD–INT:
38–36
Passer rating:
75.9
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Christian Andrew Ponder (born February 25, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. He played for the Vikings, Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers.
Ponder had an up-and-down career with the Vikings. He started all 16 games and helped lead the team to a playoff berth in 2012, but also suffered several injuries and inconsistent play, eventually being benched in favor of rookie Teddy Bridgewater in 2014; he totaled a 14–21–1 record in his four seasons with the Vikings. He then spent time in a backup role for the Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers, but never took another NFL snap before retiring in 2016.
Since December 2012, Ponder has been married to ESPN personality Samantha Ponder.
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games of 2011, though, McNabb was replaced by first-round draft pick ChristianPonder, who retained the starting position for the remainder of the season...
as the new offensive coordinator. Their first-round draft pick was ChristianPonder, a quarterback from Florida State University. The team finished with...
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second-string quarterback, behind veteran Matt Cassel, but ahead of ChristianPonder. Bridgewater made his NFL debut on September 21, 2014, against the...
White of West Virginia (2005–2008). Manuel took over for an injured ChristianPonder as the 4–5 Seminoles were in danger of finishing with a losing record...
Vikings' week 14 game against the Detroit Lions, starting quarterback ChristianPonder was benched early in the third quarter after throwing three interceptions...
rib injury to starting quarterback ChristianPonder. The Vikings won the game 34–27. Due to another injury to Ponder, Cassel received his third start of...
Harvin and Phil Loadholt in 2009; Chris Cook and Toby Gerhart in 2010; ChristianPonder and Kyle Rudolph in 2011; Matt Kalil, Harrison Smith and Blair Walsh...
from ChristianPonder to fullback Lonnie Pryor. Florida State put 35 points on the board in the second quarter, thanks to three TD passes by Ponder (B....
in Barrington, Illinois on August 19, 1988, Cousins attended Holland Christian High School in Holland, Michigan, where he starred in football, baseball...
1–5 record as starter led to him being benched in favor of rookie ChristianPonder in Week 6, and McNabb was later waived on December 1, 2011. Despite...
Lions on November 11, 2012, catching three passes from quarterback ChristianPonder for 65 yards and a touchdown. He had the 2 longest catches by Vikings...
Houston Texans J. J. Watt † DE Wisconsin Big Ten 1 12 Minnesota Vikings ChristianPonder QB Florida State ACC 1 13 Detroit Lions Nick Fairley DT Auburn SEC...
pass from ChristianPonder (Blair Walsh kick) Vikings 7–0 2 12:13 SF David Akers 29-yard field goal Vikings 7–3 2 5:29 MIN ChristianPonder 23-yard run...
Name Position Team Round Pick ChristianPonder QB Minnesota Vikings 1st 12 Rodney Hudson OL Kansas City Chiefs 2nd 55 Markus White DE Washington Redskins...
the 2013 season and had coached quarterbacks such as Brett Favre and ChristianPonder. Despite the Vikings' ups and downs during his tenure, Stefanski survived...
Vikings. He would begin to compete for the starting job with incumbent ChristianPonder and Matt Cassel. He changed his number to 12 after swapping with punter...
starting quarterback for the Vikings, as the job was given to rookie ChristianPonder for the remainder of the season. McNabb requested and was granted his...
yards, touchdown as Clemson routs Florida St. FSU starting quarterback ChristianPonder was injured in the 4th quarter and had to leave the game. His injury...
scratch golfer and was also a basketball player in high school. Bradford, a Christian, appeared in a short film of video testimonials from celebrities called...
Position College 1 12 12 ChristianPonder Quarterback Florida State 2 11 43 Kyle Rudolph Tight end Notre Dame 4 9 106 Christian Ballard Defensive tackle...
playoffs. In the Wild Card Round, with Vikings' starting quarterback ChristianPonder unable to start due to injury, the Vikings fell to the Green Bay Packers...
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