Samantha Ponder Net Worth 2022; Biography, Career

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Who is Samantha Ponder?

Samantha Ponder is an American journalist and sportscaster who serves as a reporter and host for ESPN college football and basketball games. Apart from being a sportscaster, she is also known for being the wife of former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder.

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Biography

Full Name	Samantha Sainte-Claire Steele
Birth Date	December 11, 1985 (age 36)
Birth Place	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Nick Name	Samantha, Sam
Religion	Christianity
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Education	Central High School; The King’s College, Liberty University
Horoscope	Sagittarius
Father’s Name	Jerry Steele
Mother’s Name	Cindi Steele
Siblings	Barron & Jerrod Steele
Age	36 years old
Height	5’6″ (1.70 m)
Weight	58 kg (128 lbs)
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Blue
Body Measurement	35-25-36 inches
Figure	Lean
Married	Yes
Husband	Christian Ponder
Children	Bowden Saint-Claire, Robinson True, Price Ponder
Profession	Sportscaster, Sideline Reporter, Host
Net Worth	$15 million
Affiliations	ESPN, FOX Sports
Active Since	2006
Social Media	Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Samantha Ponder, whose full name is Samantha Sainte-Claire Ponder, was born on December 11, 1985, in Natalie Diamante Bryant, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Cindi and Jerry Steele, her parents, are preachers, and she has three siblings about whom little is known. Samantha attended Central High School in Phoenix before going on to The King’s College in New York, which is a private non-denominational Christian college.

Samantha Ponder Husband

Samantha is married to Christian Ponder, a former quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. After dating for a while, they married on December 17, 2012. Bowden Sainte-Claire Scout, Robinson True, and Price Anne-Drew are the three children of the couple. Bowden, their first girl, was born in July 2014, and Robinson, their only boy, was born in June 2017. Price, the youngest of the three daughters, was born in July of 2018.

Christian Ponder is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers throughout his career. His professional career began in 2011 and ended in 2016.

Samantha Ponder Net Worth — **Samantha Ponder with Husband and children**

Career

She applied for a hostess position at ESPN Zone while at King’s College, and it was there that she met Ben Keeperman, an ABC Sports Radio manager. She eventually went on to work for ABC Sports radio as an intern before being hired as a researcher assistant. Samantha went on to Liberty University, where she worked as a sideline reporter for the Liberty Flames’ sports television network.