Chad Pennington

Chad Pennington

Pennington with the Jets in 2003
No. 10
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1976-06-26) June 26, 1976 (age 48) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Webb School (Knoxville)
College:	Marshall (1995–1999)
NFL draft:	2000 / round: 1 / pick: 18
Career history
As a player:
New York Jets (2000–2007) Miami Dolphins (2008–2010)
As a coach:
Sayre School (2018–present) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2006, 2008) 2× NFL completion percentage leader (2002, 2008) NFL passer rating leader (2002) Sammy Baugh Trophy (1999) William V. Campbell Trophy (1999) MAC Most Valuable Player (1999) MAC Offensive Player of the Year (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts: 2,471 Passing completions: 1,632 Completion percentage: 66.0% TD–INT: 102–64 Passing yards: 17,823 Passer rating: 90.1
Player stats at PFR

James Chadwick Pennington (born June 26, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He is currently the head football coach of the Sayre School. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, winning the Sammy Baugh Trophy as a senior, and was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft. Pennington spent his first eight seasons with the Jets and was a member of the Miami Dolphins in his last three.

During his career, Pennington led the league twice in completion percentage and once in passer rating. He helped clinch a division title with the Jets in 2002 and the Dolphins in 2008, both of which are the most recent for either franchise. Pennington is also the only player to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year multiple times, receiving the award in 2006 and 2008. At the time of his retirement, he held the NFL record for completion percentage.^[1]