39 Facts About Chad Pennington

James Chadwick Pennington was born on June 26,1976 and is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 11 seasons.

Chad Pennington played college football at Marshall, where he won the Sammy Baugh Trophy, and was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

Chad Pennington held the NFL record for completion percentage at the time of his retirement.

Chad Pennington began playing football in his freshman year in high school.

Chad Pennington's parents decided to have him repeat the eighth grade when he was enrolled at the Webb School of Knoxville due to the school's intense academic program.

Chad Pennington played basketball and football at Webb but knew he had a better chance at getting into college via football.

Chad Pennington was recruited by only two colleges, Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, which were both NCAA Division I-AA schools at the time.

Chad Pennington returned to play in 1997 as Marshall moved from Division I-AA to Division I-A.

Chad Pennington finished his career at Marshall with 1,026 of 1,619 completions for 13,423 yards and 115 touchdowns with only 45 interceptions.

Chad Pennington wrote frequently for Marshall's newspaper The Parthenon and was a broadcaster for the school's radio station WMUL, although he used a pseudonym on air so as not to be distracting.

Chad Pennington was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft, 18th overall and the first quarterback taken.

However, during a Week 9 game against the Buffalo Bills, Chad Pennington injured his rotator cuff and subsequently missed three games.

Chad Pennington feuded with the local New York media throughout the season.

Chad Pennington underwent surgery on his right shoulder in Birmingham, Alabama on February 4,2005.

On September 25,2005, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chad Pennington suffered an injury, although he re-entered the game later and almost led the Jets to victory despite not throwing well.

On October 6,2005, Chad Pennington underwent surgery to repair his right shoulder.

Chad Pennington was reported to have taken a significant cut in pay, with the amounts lost recoverable by way of achievable incentives; however, the Jets organization does not comment on contractual issues.

Chad Pennington won the Jets pre-season quarterback competition, and started the 2006 season in pre-injury form.

In Week 15 in Minnesota, Chad Pennington passed for a career-high 339 yards.

Chad Pennington reached career highs for completions, passing attempts, and passing yardage with 3,352 yards, starting all sixteen games.

Chad Pennington received 27 of the 50 votes cast, finishing far ahead of the 8.5 votes received by second-place finisher Drew Brees.

Chad Pennington finished the game completing 25 of 38 pass attempts for 184 yards.

Chad Pennington finished the 2007 season with 1,765 yards, 10 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and a passer rating of 86.1.

Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano said that Chad Pennington would have to compete for the starting job.

Chad Pennington was later announced as the starting quarterback as the Dolphins moved into the regular season.

Chad Pennington was the first Dolphins quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino to throw for 3,500 yards.

Chad Pennington received four votes, and finished tied for second with running back Michael Turner for the 2008 AP NFL MVP.

At the completion of the regular season, Chad Pennington was awarded his second Comeback Player of the Year Award.

On September 27,2009 against the San Diego Chargers, during the third quarter Chad Pennington injured the same shoulder on which he had two previous surgeries.

Chad Pennington later said that although he was not sure if he would play again, he would try and rehabilitate the shoulder and work on getting back to the NFL.

Chad Pennington was officially placed on injured reserve and the Dolphins acquired Tyler Thigpen from the Chiefs for an undisclosed 2010 draft pick.

On March 5,2010, Chad Pennington was re-signed by the Dolphins to a one-year deal.

On November 10,2010, Chad Pennington was named the starting quarterback for the November 14 game against the Titans.

On his first play, Chad Pennington suffered a severe shoulder injury.

Chad Pennington announced that he would work for Fox Sports as an analyst during the 2011 NFL season.

Chad Pennington married his college girlfriend, Robin Hampton, on March 1,2001.

Chad Pennington famously brought his Jets' playbook on his honeymoon.

Chad and Robin Pennington created the 1st and 10 Foundation in 2003 with the mission to build stronger communities by funding programs and institutions that seek to improve quality of life throughout West Virginia, Tennessee, and the New York metropolitan area.

Chad Pennington was hired in 2018 to be coach of Lexington, Kentucky's Sayre School's new football team.