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Q: I thought that Kevin Seifert was crazy when he had the Minnesota Vikings drafting Andy Dalton at No. 12 in a mock draft, but taking Christian Ponder!? Isn't this a huge reach for a QB who was injured a ton in college and many had ranked as the fifth- or sixth-best QB in this class?
-- Dave (Minn.)
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Adam Schefter
Adam Schefter joined ESPN in August 2009 as a football reporter and analyst. In his role with the network, he is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and ESPN Insider. He appears regularly on numerous ESPN programs. Prior to joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter and analyst for the NFL Network, which he joined in 2004 after 15 years as an award-winning reporter for The Denver Post. He was named the Colorado Sports Writer of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
The former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter is also the author of four books. His latest, "The Class of Football," was released this summer by Harper Collins. The married father of two is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He resides in New York.
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