Bleacher Report's Alex Kay points to the most important position on the field with a first-time starter for the Vikings to be ...

Christian Ponder." It's been a long time since NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said those words. In three years with the Vikings, Ponder has been cheered some and booed a lot.

QB Christian Ponder went from clear-cut starter to unquestionably benched over a two-game stretch in which he didn't take the field once. So what's next for the former first-rounder?

Signs of Christian Ponder’s confidence made a welcomed return for the Minnesota Vikings, in the pocket during a win and at the podium for his postgame interview.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Christian Ponder's decision-making, accuracy and ability to avoid the big mistake were three of the biggest keys to Minnesota's surprising 4-1 start to the season.

Vikings QB Christian Ponder said the team has to get back to where it was -- winning. (US Presswire) Vikings QB Christian Ponder said he used the bye week to get away from football for a while.

Safe, short throws were about all he tried. Part of that, of course, was Peterson running wild. The next week, though, Ponder was a more assertive passer in that 23-6 victory at Houston.

Ponder last started Sept. 22 against Cleveland EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Christian Ponder says he's going to be a different quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings this time.

MANKATO, Minn. — Christian Ponder would welcome a trade if the Minnesota Vikings found a new home for their former starting quarterback, who has been reduced to running the third-string offense ...

The Vikings can win with Christian Ponder. How much and how far they can ultimately go in 2012 will rest largely on his ability to learn from his mistakes and to build on his successes.

Ponder hasn’t demanded a trade and coach Leslie Frazier said he didn’t see a scenario where Ponder isn’t on the team for the rest of the season, so there should be ample time for Ponder to think about ...