Chad made his first real mark in the NFL when he replaced Vinny Testaverde in 2002 and led the then 1 – 4 New York Jets to the post-season.  Pennington was limited to seven starts in 2003 as a result of broken hand suffered in the 4^th game of the pre-season.  (Attention NFL Owners:  Why would any team plays its starting QB in the 4^th pre-season game?)  Pennington’s shoulder woes began in 2004 when he injured his rotator cuff, but declined to have it surgically repaired – taking one for the team instead in an effort to keep the J-E-T-S in playoff contention.  2005 was a wash-out as a result of a re-injury to the shoulder during a game in September.  The “Golden Boy” won Comeback Player of the Year honors in 2006 (Jets), stunk up the joint in 2007 and was named Comeback Player of the Year again in 2008 (Dolphins).  Three games into the 2009 campaign, Pennington injured the same shoulder on which he had two previous surgeries, cutting short his season.  Most recently, against the Titans, Pennington who was given an opportunity to lead the Fins again when the other Chad (Henne) floundered, injured the same shoulder on the 2^nd play of the game, effectively ending his 2010 season.

Pennington’s doctors will likely leave a fork in him during the surgical repair of his knee, because Chad is done.