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| Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 Born: Jun 26, 1976, Knoxville, TN |
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| November 23, 2008 Chad Pennington completed 24-of-41 passes for 341 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Week 12. He also had two rushes for three yards and one touchdown on the ground. |
| November 16, 2008 Chad Pennington revealed after Sunday's game that he was playing with an inflamed tendon in his foot, according to the Miami Herald. The quarterback said the injury was a "freak thing" that he felt when he got out of bed Saturday. "It was horrible," he said. "I about fell on my face when I got out of bed." |
| November 15, 2008 Chad Pennington is dealing with a sore foot, but is likely to play Sunday against the Raiders, according to Sports Illustrated. He is listed as probable on the injury report. |
| November 2, 2008 Chad Pennington produced another week of strong numbers for the Dolphins. He completed 23 of 40 passes for 281 yards and one interception. |
| October 29, 2008 Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington was named the Offensive Player of the Week for the AFC after throwing for 314 yards and one score in his team's win over the Bills, according to The Sports Network. |
| October 29, 2008 The Miami Dolphins and Chad Pennington have been successful through the air recently in part because the team has been throwing it on first down more often, according to the Miami Herald. Pennington threw for 244 yards on first downs in last week's contest against the Bills. |
| October 26, 2008 Quarterback Chad Pennington completed 22-of-30 passes for 314 yards and one touchdown in the Week 8 win over the Bills. |
| October 19, 2008 Quarterback Chad Pennington completed 24-of-35 passes for 295 yards and one touchdown against one interception in the Week 7 loss to Baltimore. |
| October 12, 2008 Chad Pennington was 19-of-25 passing for 284 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in Miami's loss to Houston on Sunday. |
| October 5, 2008 Quarterback Chad Pennington completed 22-of-29 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown against no interceptions in the Week 5 win over San Diego. |
| September 21, 2008 Chad Pennington was as efficient as any passer on Sunday going 17-for-20 with 226 yards and no interceptions or sacks. However, he was kept out of the end zone by the Patriots. |
| September 16, 2008 Chad Pennington will remain the starting quarterback for the Dolphins, even though rookie Chad Henne played well in relief of him during the team's Week 2 loss to Arizona, according to the Miami Herald. |
| August 25, 2008 Chad Pennington has been named the Dolphins' starting quarterback for Week 1, according to the Miami Herald. |
| August 23, 2008 Chad Pennington completed 11-of-15 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown Saturday in the win over Kansas City. |
| August 16, 2008 Chad Pennington made his debut with the Dolphins on Saturday night and completed 5-of-6 passes for 55 yards over three drives. The Dolphins scored a touchdown on the second possession and a field goal on their third drive. Pennington also rushed twice for 18 yards. |
| August 13, 2008 Chad Pennington's two-year deal with the Dolphins is worth $7.9 million, according to ProFootballTalkc.com. He will make $4 million in 2008. Its a $2 million reduction in what he was due to earn from the Jets. |
| August 12, 2008 The evidence that Chad Pennington is in fact the starting quarterback for the Dolphins continues to show itself during team practices. John Beck and Josh McCown continue to be bystanders during practice, according to the Orlando Sun-Sentinal. "What I have seen is, I've seen between spring and now, about over 500 throws," Tony Sparano told the paper. "I've seen an awful lot of them. I'm starting to get a pretty good picture one way or the other. I need to see, certainly more Chad Pennington." |
| August 11, 2008 Chad Pennington has been listed as the Dolphins starter at quarterback ahead of Josh McCown, John Beck and Chad Henne, according to the Palm Beach Post. |
| August 10, 2008 Chad Pennington may not be the starting quarterback for the Dolphins, and he'll have to compete for the starting job, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "Chad is going to be competing. He knows that," said Dolphins coach Tony Sparano. |
| August 10, 2008 Chad Pennington commented on his mechanics for the new season, according to the Miami Herald. He said, "I spent a lot of time this offseason really taking a look at the criticisms of me as a professional and seeing what I can do in bettering myself. One thing I tried to do was totally change my mechanics. I wanted to create the consistency on the down-the-field throws and velocity on the ball. It's never been a question on the velocity, but the consistency is where the criticisms always come from. It's a work in progress, but I found some really good results in training camp up to this point." |
| August 9, 2008 To cover our bases, we have learned the terms of the new contract signed by Chad Pennington , joining the Miami Dolphis upon his dismissal from the New York Jets. The two-year agreement is worth $11.5 million, as quoted by ProFootballTalk.com based on a report from the Associated Press. |
| August 8, 2008 Chad Pennington has signed a two year deal to join the Dolphins, according to Fox Sports. Terms have not yet been announced. |
| August 8, 2008 Chad Pennington is reportedly on the Chiefs' radar, according to the KC Star. |
| August 8, 2008 The Vikings are not believed to be among the teams interested in recently released field general Chad Pennington, according to the Star-Tribune. |
| August 7, 2008 There are six teams that have an interest in signing quarterback Chad Pennington, reports ESPN.com. However, he likely won't sign for a few days because of the plethora of preseason games going on right now. |
| August 7, 2008 The Chicago Bears are probably do not have any interest in acquiring quarterback Chad Pennington, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| August 7, 2008 As expected, Chad Pennington has been released by the Jets, according to ProFootballTalk.com. Jets' GM Mike Tannenbaum stated, "I have all the respect in the world for Chad as a person and a player. We have accomplished a lot of great things with Chad, including winning playoff games, which is very hard to do. He gave his heart and soul to this organization for a long, long time. I really appreciate everything he has done." |
| August 7, 2008 The Dolphins are going to target Chad Pennington if he is released by the Jets as expected, according to the Miami Herald. |
| August 7, 2008 Adam Schefter of NFL Network indicates that Chad Pennington is expected to be released by the Jets today, according to ProFootballTalk.com. |
| August 6, 2008 With news that Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets, the talk will (eventually) turn to veteran passer Chad Pennington . In fact, writer Brad Briggs has already taken note and submitted an article for tommorrow's paper, urging the fans of the Chicago Bears to contact the team and encourage the signing of Pennington in Chicago, according to the Chicago Sun Times. |
| August 5, 2008 Head coach Eric Mangini hasn't decided whether to start Chad Pennington or Kellen Clemens in Thursday's preseason game against the Browns. "Because there's a lot of factors that go into that, I'll get together post-practice, watch the tape," Mangini informs ESPN.com. |
| August 2, 2008 Chad Pennington outperformed Kellen Clemens during practice Saturday, and continues to hold him off for the starting job at quarterback, according to ESPN. Pennington's green team beat Clemens' white squad 10-7. Each threw a touchdown pass and had no turnovers in the annual event. Pennington finished the scrimmage 8-of-14 for 115 yards, including a 27-yard scoring dart to Jerricho Cotchery. Clemens was 8-of-22 for 137 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Dustin Keller. |
| July 28, 2008 Chad Pennington has performed better than Kellen Clemens in the early going of training camp, according to the Star-Ledger. Pennington hasn't been impressive, but Clemens has been a downright disappointment. Clemens still looks uncomfortable in the pocket, and has already thrown four interceptions, while Pennington is yet to throw one. |
| July 28, 2008 The Jets have cancelled both practices for Monday, according to ProFootballTalk.com. |
| July 24, 2008 Chad Pennington revealed that he was playing with two torn ligaments in his right ankle last season, according to the NY Post. He said, "It was an injury that I could easily have taken three weeks off, but you guys know how I am, I didn't believe it that." |
| July 8, 2008 With training camp on the horizon, Chad Pennington is working on changing mechanical issues with his throwing motion, according to the Sporting News. He is looking to improve his consistency on his throws, namely his velocity. |
| June 7, 2008 Chad Pennington is reportedly favoring the right ankle he injured last season, according to the NY Daily News. |
| June 6, 2008 Chad Pennington is overhauling his throwing mechanics according to The Sporting News. The report notes that heading into the 2008 season, Pennington knows his 65.6 career completion percentage might not be enough to allow him to reclaim the starting job he lost to Clemens eight games into last season. So this offseason, his personal reclamation project began of reinventing himself. |
| May 28, 2008 Quarterback Chad Pennington struggled during passing drills at the New York Jets organized team activities, according to the New York Daily News. |
| May 15, 2008 Chad Pennington worked out with the Jets first team on Thursday though he and Kellen Clemens figure to alternate working with the starting unit every other day, according to the New York Daily News. |
| April 22, 2008 A rumor has emerged that the Ravens may be interested in trading for Chad Pennington if the Jets choose Matt Ryan in Saturday's draft, Scout.com reports. |
| March 31, 2008 Chad Pennington is not on the trading block, according to the Daily News. "Chad is under contract. I'm happy he is here. Eric (Mangini) is happy he is here and the best player will play. Chad is going to be here this year," said general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Pennington could easily be the starter coming out of training camp. But he and Clemens could have company this summer. The Jets held a private workout in Boston on March 21 for Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan, which was attended by Mangini, Tannenbaum and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. They are the three key quarterback decision-makers and they all would not have been there, if the Jets did not have serious interest in Ryan. |
| March 5, 2008 The Jets aren't only spending big bucks on free agents. Chad Pennington is also earning a hefty paycheck in 2008. According to the New York Daily News, Pennington's 2008 base salary is up to $6 million from $4.8 million due to a clause in his contract. His cap number for the coming season is $9 million. Ouch. |
| March 4, 2008 The New York Jets are in win-now mode making quarterback Chad Pennington the likely starter for the organization in 2008, according to the Daily News. This report could be more speculation than fact, as GM Mike Tannenbaum emphasized hes not into a quick fix - and the recent flurry of free agent signings was made in the interest of building the franchise for the long-term. The much-maligned Pennington is expected to compete with Kellen Clemens for the starting job during the offseason. |
| February 22, 2008 New York Jets HC Eric Mangini announced the starting quarterback job would be an open competition in 2008, according to the Record. Mangini, who made the announcement at the Indianapolis scouting combine, dismissed any thought that Pennington would be traded, instead he will remain and compete with second-year QB Kellen Clemens. Neither player was particularly effective on a consistent basis last season, as New York finished the season ranked 25th in passing offense (188.4 yards-per-game). |
| January 8, 2008 Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum confirmed on Monday that the team will bring quarterback Chad Pennington back in 2008. When asked about potential trade offers for Pennington, Tannenbaum told the Daily News, "We would listen to anything, but I expect Chad to be back." Pennington will apparently compete with the underwhelming Kellen Clemens for the Jets starting job next season, and Tannenbaum also said they wouldn't attempt to renegotiate his $4.8 million salary becaue they are well under the salary cap. |