Another first-round pick who has failed to live up to expectations, Ponder is now third string in Minnesota behind starter Matt Cassel and first-round pick Teddy Bridgewater. And the Vikings can’t save any money by releasing him.
Ponder hasn’t shown much when he was the starting quarterback, but there’s probably more upside with a 26-year-old quarterback than someone with as much tread on his tires as Hill.
