Chad Pennington, former quarterback of the New York Jets, has signed a two year contract worth $11.5 million with the Miami Dolphins, an AFC East rival of the Jets. Pennington was released by the Jets on Thursday, after the Jets acquired quarterback Brett Favre in a trade with the Green Bay Packers. Pennington had a lot of teams pursuing him once he became available. The Dolphins already had three quarterbacks on their depth chart but none of them have been convincing enough for the Dolphins and the Dolphins saw an opportunity to pursue a quarterback who has proven to be accurate. Pennington's career completion percentage is just above 65%, which is excellent. But he has not shown the ability to throw long and put zip on his passes. He has consistently been labeled as a weak-throwing quarterback. The Dolphins have shown that they want Pennington as their starter with the kind of money they're paying him. Bill Parcells, vice president of operations in Miami, was with the Jets when they drafted Pennington back in 2000. Now, with four quarterbacks, the Dolphins are most likely to release one of them. The other three quarterbacks are rookie Chad Henne, John Beck, and Josh McCown. Will the signing of Pennington help the Dolphins? How will Pennington fare in Week 1 when the Dolphins play the Jets?
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