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Report: Raiders will sign QB Ponder
The Oakland Raiders reportedly will sign quarterback Christian Ponder to a one-year contract.
The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Caplan on Friday.
The move would reunite Ponder with Bill Musgrave, who coached him in Minnesota and is now the Raiders’ offensive coordinator under new coach Jack Del Rio.
Ponder was drafted 12th overall by the Vikings in 2011 and started 36 games in his four seasons in Minnesota. He completed 59.8 percent of his passes for 6,658 yards, 38 touchdowns and 36 interceptions.
The Vikings essentially gave up on him in 2013, when they signed Josh Freeman at midseason. But Freeman was gone after 2013, and the Vikings used their second first-rounder in four years on a quarterback when they selected Teddy Bridgewater. Ponder ended up falling to third on the depth chart behind Bridgewater and Matt Cassel.
In Oakland, Ponder likely will back up second-year quarterback Derek Carr. The Raiders are expected to release Matt Schaub, who was acquired from the Houston Texans in 2014 and was beaten out by the rookie Carr.
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