I spent yesterday at Winter Park with the Vikings, and I came away impressed with second-year QB Christian Ponder. I’m not even talking about how he played during OTAs. Using legendary QB Brett Favre as an example, Ponder has, one-by-one, taken teammates out to dinner. He’s trying to be a leader by bonding, spending time with the guys, and growing close. It’s a worthwhile activity. “If they’re going to follow me, if we’re going to play close together as a team, we have to get closer off the field,” Ponder said. “I really have taken that to heart. It’s something I’m going to try and improve on and do the rest of the offseason.” This is one reason to have […]
My story: What Vikings QB Christian Ponder learned from Brett Favre about leadership