Pennington Out for Season

By Heath Bloxton
Former Marshall University standout, Chad Pennington seems to be sidelined for the rest of the 2005 season.

Pennington, now with the New York Jets, tore his rotator cuff in his right shoulder on Sunday, Sept. 25, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. His injury is the same one that bothered him last year, but only caused him to miss three games.

The rotator cuff injury is not the only injury Pennington has had either. In 2003, he missed six games due to a broken wrist. Pennington is now 29 years old and has not played in a full NFL season since he arrived in New York.

Pennington’s injury this year was caused when he was tackled by Jacksonville defensive end Paul Spicer while Pennington was trying to throw a pass. Jets coach, Herman Edwards was determined to keep his starter out of the rest of the game, but Pennington begged to play. His wish was granted as he finished the game, but said he felt the pain throughout the rest of the game.

Pennington said he is frustrated because he worked so hard to get healthy for this season. However, he also said that he will have to remain confident and will return as soon as possible.