Willie Ponder

Willie Columbus Ponder (born February 14, 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for 3 seasons for the New York Giants and one season with Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams. He has 2 older daughters Kaia and McKenzie Ponder and 4 younger children . Willow , Wille Ponder iii , Emma and Columbus ....

Willie Ponder
No. 87, 83, 88
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1980-02-14) February 14, 1980
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Tulsa (OK) Central
College:Southeast Missouri State
NFL Draft:2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:38
Touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Professional career

Ponder played college football at Southeast Missouri State University and was drafted in the sixth round (199th pick overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.[1] He has contributed as kickoff returner in 2004, when he led the NFL with a kickoff return average of 26.9 yards, the first Giant to lead the NFL in average kickoff return yardage since Clarence Childs in 1964 (David Meggett led the NFC in 1990). For New York, he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, the first coming against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004 and second coming in the 2005 season opener against Arizona. Ponder was benched ten games into the 2005 season despite a kickoff return average of 25.9 yards, in favor of Chad Morton. This led to a decline in the success of Giants special teams. He has lost two fumbles in his career to date, and scored two touchdowns on kick returns as well. He was released on September 2, 2006. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on September 5, 2006 and released on October 24, 2006. He was on the St. Louis Rams for the 2006 season but was not signed for 2007. He is also the cousin of former NFL players Jewerl and Ken Thomas.

Semi-Pro career

Ponder plays for the Oklahoma Thunder in the Gridiron Developmental Football League.[2]

References
  1. "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. Davis, Dwayne (May 6, 2009). "The Real Thunder: Ready for your love, Tulsa's World Football League team gears up for another season". Urban Tulsa. Retrieved July 30, 2010.


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