Vikings QB Christian Ponder treats grieving family to spending spree

Briana and Emily Robbins lost their mother in a car accident earlier this month. Their father took them shopping at a Minnesota mall a few days later because he

Briana and Emily Robbins lost their mother in a car accident earlier this month. Their father took them shopping at a Minnesota mall a few days later because he thought buying a headband from their mother's favorite store would cheer them up. Briana then spotted Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder and the family took a picture with him.

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But once the girls told Ponder why they were there, he decided to make a bigger gesture. Ponder told the store's manager to let the girls pick out whatever they wanted and put it on his tab.

Christian Ponder: Bad quarterback, really good guy.

- Dan Gartland

[via SB Nation]