Samantha Steele: Extra Publicity Won’t Slow Down Christian Ponder

October 20, 2012   ·   Richard Langford   ·   Jump to comments

Minnesota Viking Christian Ponder just took the jump from a sports page fixture to a tabloid-worthy figure, but don't expect the ensuing publicity rush to hinder the second-year quarterback's wildly-improved play. 
The reason for the jump is Ponder's dating life. He is apparently involved with ESPN's college football reporter Samantha Steele. 
ESPN's Tom Pelissero reported that Ponder confirmed this rumored news on Friday as the media rush had already begun. 
In the face of the extra scrutiny, Ponder quickly displayed the poise he's been showing in the pocket by lightly handling the media's interest. As Pelissero notes, Ponder told the media:
There's been a thousand articles today about it. You can't really worry about it. You've got to try to keep it private, but that's just part of the industry, part of the job. I don't know. Comes with the territory.
It does indeed come with the territory. The public can't seem to get enough gossip on hig...

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