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Article: Jets drop Pennington from No. 1
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- October 30, 2007
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Eric Mangini summoned Chad Pennington into his
office and broke the news that the New York Jets have a new starting
quarterback.
It's Kellen Clemens' turn to see if he can turn around the season.
"Coach made it clear that I'm not the villain here," Pennington, a
former Marshall quarterback, said Monday. "And I'm not the only one
to blame for the lack of our success or our problems, but he did feel
like Kellen deserved a chance."
Mangini's announcement Monday that he's going with Clemens as his
starter for Sunday's game against Washington wasn't a huge surprise.
It's a move fans and media have been suggesting for weeks as the Jets