January
UPDATED: Christian Ponder Inactive For Wild Card Playoff Game vs. Packers
Ponder’s status for tonight’s playoff matchup is still somewhat in question
UPDATE:
As of 5:30 Lambeau time, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has been ruled out for tonight’s game and is inactive. Joe Webb will get the start.
At 4:20pm CDT, Ponder was seen heading back into the Vikings locker room with head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman. Ponder had spent 15 minutes throwing to test his elbow. More to come shortly.
Earlier:
At the eleventh hour, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and 1500 ESPN’s Tom Pelissero have reported that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is still dealing with elbow bursitis suffered when he hit a Packer defender’s helmet in last week’s game. There has been speculation all day that Minnesota may turn to back up quarterback Joe Webb to start tonight.
“The expectation is the Vikings will work out Ponder at Lambeau Field a few hours before the 7 p.m. kickoff to make sure the issue is not significantly impacting his throwing motion,” 1500 ESPN’s Tom Pelissero wrote on the website.
An NFL source said Ponder should be able to play with the injury, which generally is treated with rest but may take weeks to fully heal. The bigger concern may be his limited practice reps this week.
