The Minnesota Vikings made a big move trading up to get Teddy Bridgewater and now with news that an Adrian Peterson trade or a Christian Ponder deal could be coming in the future, it's clear that Bridgewater will get a chance to start at some point down the line in 2014 or 2015 for Mike Zimmer and that puts pressure on Matt Cassel to perform heading into this season.
Read full storyThe NFL draft is now all finished up and while a number of trade rumors involving names like Kirk Cousins, Ryan Mallett, Mike Glennon and Christian Ponder came up, their teams in the Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings opted to not pull the trigger and while trades could happen down the line, the future is uncertain and now second round pick Jimmy Garoppolo could be the replacement for Tom Brady.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings traded into the first round to pick Teddy Bridgewater with the final pick in the round and that came after the team selected Anthony Barr with the number nine pick overall from UCLA and now a trade of Christian Ponder could be an option for the team after the Rams and Vikes were rumors to be in on a Sam Bradford trade heading into the draft.
Read full storyThe NFL draft is coming Thursday and trade rumors have been coming out all week leading into the first round and names like Mike Glennon, Christian Ponder, Ryan Mallett, Kirk Cousins , LaMichael James, Mark Ingram, Andre Johnson and Mike Wallace all could be involved in deals if their teams decide to move up or down or try to get more draft picks, as the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders and Jaguars all could be in the mix for a QB.
Read full storyThe Cleveland Browns have a number of ways they can go at number four in the NFL draft and some have speculated they could trade for someone like Kirk Cousins, Christian Ponder or Ryan Mallett over taking a QB like Blake Bortles or Johnny Manziel at that spot, as it would enable the team to select Sammy Watkins instead and with all the extra picks the team has, it's something that could be considered by Ray Farmer.
Read full storyThe NFL draft is coming and that means trade rumors are starting to fly around and one includes the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis Rams regarding Sam Bradford and that could come into play if the team looks at names like Johnny Manziel, AJ McCarron, Aaron Murray or Blake Bortles in the draft.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings are heading into the NFL draft for 2014 with a number of needs on both sides of the ball and if they opt to pick Blake Bortles at number eight, the team could look to trade backup and former first round pick Christian Ponder to someone like the Cleveland Browns or Houston Texans after his fifth year option was declined and other names that could be in the mix include Sammy Watkins, Zach Mettenberger or Greg Robinson.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings are heading into the draft with the possibility of drafting a QB and if the team picks Zach Mettenberger, Blake Bortles or Teddy Bridgewater, they may look to trade Christian Ponder and teams like the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders or Houston Texans could be interested if they miss out on the top quarterback names in the first round of the draft.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings are coming into the draft with Blake Bortles on their minds and if they pick him, a trade of Christian Ponder could be in the cards and the team might have some competition for the QB, as Peter King writes that both the Houston Texans and the Cleveland Browns target the Central Florida star in the draft this year.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings may look at a trade with Christian Ponder heading into the NFL draft and the Vikes also may trade down from their number eight pick to take Justin Gilbert or Darqueze Dennard in the first round, while names like Blake Bortles, Derek Carr and Teddy Bridgewater are targets at quarterback if the team opts to pick a player at the position early in the draft.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings could look to trade Christian Ponder if they don't pick up his fifth-year option by May 3 and a team like the San Francisco 49ers could look to trade for him after they wanted to get Terrelle Pryor from the Raiders, as the Niners were reportedly interested before his deal from Oakland to the Seattle Seahawks.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings have a number of impotent decisions to make heading into the 2014 season and with the draft coming up, Mike Zimmer may look to trade backup quarterback Christian Ponder now that Matt Cassel is signed and the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans and Buccaneers could be options if they want to take Zach Mettenberger, Khalil Mack, Blake Bortles or Johnny Manziel in the draft.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings are looking at QBs and that means a Christian Ponder trade could be coming in the future, as Zach Mettenberger and Teddy Bridgewater are getting close looks from the team, while names like Johnny Manziel, Aaron Murray and AJ McCarron also could be in the mix for Mike Zimmer heading into the NFL draft in May.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings have brought back Matt Cassel on a contract, but with a top 10 pick and a deep class of players to pick, the team could take a quarterback in the draft and names like Mettenberger, Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, AJ McCarron, Aaron Murray or David Fales could be in the mix for Minnesota and the team also could look at Chris Johnson as a backup option with Adrian Peterson.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings have a top 10 pick in the draft this year and the team may be looking at a trade for former first round pick Christian Ponder and teams like the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans or Jacksonville Jaguars could be options, especially if the team looks to draft names like Blake Bortles, Zach Mettenberger, Khalil Mack or Sammy Watkins with the number eight pick.
Read full story