Vikings sign Matt Cassel to back up Ponder
Matt Cassel - QB - Minnesota Vikings
March 14, 2013 - 10:30 PM ET
Vikings agreed to terms with QB Matt Cassel on a one-year, $4 million contract.
The Vikings were nearly as eager to sign Cassel as they were to unload Percy Harvin. They were the only team linked to the fading signal caller both before and after his release from the Chiefs. Cassel is an upgrade on Joe Webb in that he could conceivably be thrown into the fire without crumbling, but it's hard to strongly recommend a player who's committed 30 turnovers over his past 18 games, even as a backup. Even if Christian Ponder struggles again in 2013, Cassel is not a serious threat to his job.
Source: Jay Glazer on Twitter
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