Samantha Steele & Christian Ponder: ESPN Reporter is Dating NFL QB
Samantha Steele, an ESPN college football sideline reporter/host, is dating Minnesota Vikings QB Christian Ponder. The 2nd year QB confirmed the relationship on twitter after a reader asked him about it, Hot Clicks revealed this morning.
Steele, 26, is considered a rising star at ESPN, and after Erin Andrews left for Fox over the summer, Steele was selected to take her spot on ESPN Gameday. Ponder, 24, is having a nice early start to the season with the Vikings, who are 4-2 and one of the surprise teams in the NFL.
Ponder obviously has an eye for talent; we revealed his ex-girlfriend, budding model Kacie McDonnell, right before he was drafted. Is the relationship with Steele new? He sent her this innocuous tweet on October 2nd, but quickly deleted it.
[via Hot Clicks; Ponder tweet photo via @CRM_Stephen]
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October 19th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Normally I’m Team Brunette but he upgraded bigtime.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Hello
so that’s how it works? Just say hello?
Sufferin’ succotash.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
I would Pound-her, if ya know what I mean.
/nyuk nyuk nyuk
October 19th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
I once sent Kate Upton that exact tweet and now consider us an item.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Ponder is quickly winning his way into my good graces.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
That thread in the old girlfriend post is like a snapshot of the glory days here
October 19th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Gimme Wendi Nix!!!!!!
/not enough close-ups on College GameDay
//glasses are a turn on
October 19th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Hmm in my twitter investigation you seem to be cheating on Ms. Upton with:
@scott_warden
@Michael_Necci
@BTMcLeod
@mrejr8234
@sirweeze
You better not be bare-backing all those bros, nobody wants a Magic Johnson’d Kate Upton.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
You better not be bare-backing all those bros, nobody wants a Magic Johnson’d Kate Upton.
Old and fat?
October 19th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
He’s better off just tagging FSU talent.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Sure but I mostly meant riddled with rich people aids.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Old and fat?
Sure but I mostly meant riddled with rich people aids.
Earvin has the AIDs? Interesting.
/learn something new everyday
October 19th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
/learn something new every day
fixed
October 19th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Are you saying I’m rich and have AIDS?
I’m confused.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Gaseous trolling Sparty really amused me.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Comments keep getting eaten today
October 19th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
SVP clowning TBL on Twitter right now is cracking me up
October 19th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
He just Lionel Richie’d himself into that relationship. Smooth fucking operator….he’ll be dancing on the ceiling before long.
I long to see the sunlight in your hair
And tell you time and time again how much I care
Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow
Hello, I’ve just got to let you know
October 19th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
blond erin burnett
/dimples
October 19th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
We can all agree Lionel Richie fucked Nicole right?
October 19th, 2012 at 10:35 AM
thank sickey. i was just thinking, what can i hum to myself all motherfucking day?
October 19th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
I am convinced TBL wears a tinfoil hat around the house.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
It’s true. He bought one from me.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
If you barebacked all those gentlemen you would have schlub aids, the disease transmutes into glamorous rotund rich people aids with Upton as the carrier.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
My bad but it helps me because I had “Private Eyes” by Hall and Oates stuck in my head previously. It’s creepy Friday around these parts.
Private eyes
They’re watching you
They see your every move
Private eyes
They’re watching you
Private eyes
They’re watching you watching you watching you watching you
October 19th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
I would love for Lisk to sneak up a post providing stats on why Harbaugh made the right call
October 19th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
sorry if duckworth’d but did harbaugh say why he declined and kneeled out last night? player safety? didn’t want to risk the onside?
October 19th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
SVP pointing out JMac’s “awesome reverse jinx tweets” is stellar.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Atta boy Ponder
Absolutely
Damn elephant video is blocked at work.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
and you were in a Michael Jackson music video.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
huh?
October 19th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
They’ve been debating Harbaugh gambling on the game.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Weird, I don’t see any of the tweets. Maybe because I have Monk blocked?
October 19th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
there’s about six or seven Hall and Oates songs I really like, for cheesiness or actual pop fun
sarah smile
maneater
rich girl
she’s gone
say it isn;t so
kiss on my list
October 19th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
i’ve seen folks throw SVP into the anderson cooper category….maybe this is the start of a woo
October 19th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Sure enough. Have to unblock him to read this clownsuit stiching real fast.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
I can’t go for that….list
October 19th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
What’s the point in running extra plays especially if one of them is a kick when you can just kneel it out?
October 19th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Do you think she’s hoping he’ll POND the under?
/veal
October 19th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Caravan by Van Morrison is on now. This will be the song of the day for me.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
i agree cj. there was fun speculation that he’d take over on downs (before the penalty) and kick a fuck you fg
October 19th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
I can’t believe people are even debating Harbaugh’s call. It was the right thing to do, absolutely.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
That’s the worst part about all this, I can’t form a logical arugment that he did the wrong thing…this is why I’m glad to not put real money on these sorts of things, if I had this morning would have been spent cutting out magazine printing to paste into a threatening letter
October 19th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Wow. Clowned.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
have never gotten into van morrison. like dylan and blazing saddles….legendary but not for me
October 19th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
John Oates wasted all his cash that’s why they have to do ribfests and shit. I do like some Hall and Oates though. Growing up we all liked Oates more b/c that mustache, but Hall kinda did more work in retrospect. Hall’s ex girlfriend wrote a # of their best songs so when she split they suffered a bit too.
October 19th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
THe real issue is why ESPN refuses to show her on camera besides halftime reports. Garbage
October 19th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
One of my all time favorite cheesy 80s videos.
/say it
October 19th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
decision was right by me….i had hags plus 7, so it preserved a push. also had the under so overall a winning night
now let me tell you about my horrible fantasy football records…
October 19th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
haymakers
October 19th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Where’d you get such a shitty line?
October 19th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
49ers were going to win either way. Why take the risk of getting someone hurt on an onsides kick when all you have to do is kneel. No one would be discussing it if it weren’t for the spread.
/Remembers Kellen Winslow Jr busting his leg on an onsides kick at the end of 1st Browns game
//Career was never the same
October 19th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
What?! No Private Eyes?
/they’re watching you, watching you, watching yoooou..
October 19th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Just listening to Cowherd on ESPN and he was talking to Curt Schilling. Does Schilling annoy anyone else?
October 19th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
the 1980 Topps Benny Ayala is proper.
October 19th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Does Schilling annoy anyone else?
Rhode Island Tax Payers.
/veal
October 19th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
he’s a pud caribou
h-town, i placed my bet at like 2C. i go through a friend, that way there’s no fear of losing kneecaps. i usually go with america’s line, but went to yahoo’s yesterday. so if the line changed to 8 or 7.5 later in the day, i didn;t go back to check
i got no complaints
October 19th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Hahahahaha!!
October 19th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
that pretty much sums up the Browns organization perfectly. and sadly.
October 19th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Listening to PE on grooveshark. Terminator X is yellin’ with his hands.
October 19th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Infidel, you.
Not a big Hall & Oates fan, but their video for “Jingle Bell Rock” is amazingly cheesey fun.
October 19th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Remembers Kellen Winslow Jr busting his leg on an onsides kick at the end of 1st Browns game
Step 1. Trade a #2 to move up one spot for a player you werent losing anways.
2. Go for an onsides when down like +8 points with only seconds remaining
3. Have player injured in onsides attempt
4. Have player get a motorcycle in his free time
5. Attempt front wheel wheelies on that high powered motorcycle that player wasnt even licensed to drive
6. destroy knee in motorcycle goof
7. repeat staph infections, almost die
8 player come back as a shell of himself
9 trade player for a 2nd round pick
10 use that pick on David Veikune – attempt to put that player at a position they never played in college
11. cut that player
October 19th, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Finally, Carlton Ridenour and Co. get nominated for the fraudulence that is the Rock and Roll HOF, and Flav goes out and gets himself busted big time to overshadow it.
October 19th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Make it “ATV” instead of “motorcycle” and call him Ron Gant.
October 19th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
bang a gong christian
October 19th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
I realize that ESPN is in bed with the NFL, but do they demand that from the employees as well???
October 19th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
it was over after Jmac tried to include Barkley and Jordan into the argument. SVP proved him over his head with the Pete Rose reference
October 19th, 2012 at 12:37 PM
ha!
October 19th, 2012 at 1:07 PM
His ex girlfriend moved up here to Minnesota with him and from knowing people who met and interacted with her, it was a matter of time before he dropped her. Steele is clearly a huge upgrade.