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Ponder should be fine with hip pointer

Published Dec. 5, 2011 12:00 a.m. ET

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has a hip pointer after taking a hard hit early in Sunday's game against Denver.

Ponder was seen favoring his left leg when he scrambled or walked back to the huddle, so the injury was likely to his right side. Coach Leslie Frazier didn't specify. He said Monday that Ponder was the player the Vikings are ''most concerned about'' this week, but he added that trainers told him the rookie ''should be fine'' for this Sunday's game against Detroit.

Frazier said Joe Webb would play if Ponder couldn't. The Vikings signed Sage Rosenfels last week as their third-stringer.

Running back Adrian Peterson could return from a two-game absence due to a sprained left ankle. Frazier said the team believes ''he's very close.''

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