Chad Pennington
Chad Pennington
James Chadwick "Chad" Penningtonis a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for eleven years. He is currently a color analyst for NFL telecasts on Fox. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round, as the eighteenth overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1976
CityKnoxville, TN
knows ifs
How can you truly know what success is, if you’ve never experienced failure?
football play challenges
That's where the challenge has been. Balancing football and life. Trying not to replay every play in my head while I'm with my family. Sometimes, I've done it well. Other times, I haven't.
football college play
I was a college football fanatic, and I wanted to play, not sit on the sidelines. It's tough when you know you're just a project.
dollar gets money promise
It's your money going to work. I promise you every dollar gets out.
against couple defense forward gives looking looks opportunity playing
I was looking forward to this game, playing against a defense that gives us different looks and playing more than a couple of series. It was an opportunity that I squandered.
compete exciting help league next scenario team year
I know when I'm healthy, I can compete with any quarterback in this league and help this team win. To have that scenario next year is pretty exciting for me.
lunch pack
Pack a lunch and get ready. It's going to be a long day.
agreement both bottom committed felt heart hoping share sides york
In the bottom of my heart I felt New York was the place to be. I was just hoping we would come to an agreement where both sides would be committed and share the risks.
needs player remember
He needs to remember his roots, ... He was a player once. He should know what we go through.
eventually feels matter reads throws trying work worked
It feels much better. I'm trying to work through some things and it's just a work in progress. It's a matter of time. You can't be frustrated. You have to keep working and feel comfortable with making the right reads and eventually the throws will come and you'll get all the kinks worked out.
analytical coach game miss perfect playing talked trying worry
I'm trying not to be to analytical and not too perfect. That's one thing Coach Heimerdinger talked about. Play, and you may miss something, but don't worry about it. Just keep playing the game. That's what he's been working with me on, playing a game and not trying to be perfect on every play.
criticism division drafts leader proud replace work year
I told him I was proud of him for all the work he's put in. After all the criticism he's been through, to do what he did this year is remarkable. When your organization drafts someone to replace you and you end up being the leader of a division champion, that's just inspirational.
negative plays second
You need a big play to give you a spark, ... After that, we didn't have any negative plays on first and second downs.
argue focus success
Things feel really good. ... My whole focus is to get healthy, because when I'm healthy, no one can really argue with the success I've had as a quarterback and us as a team.