Article: Minnesota, Miami mentioned as possible Pennington teams

NEW YORK - Chad Pennington quickly became the odd man out once Brett Favre joined the New York Jets.

Pennington was released Thursday, ending the quarterback's eight- year, injury-plagued career with the Jets. The former Marshall University star was expected to find a new home soon: Minnesota and Miami were mentioned as possible destinations.

A first-round pick in 2000, Pennington became the popular face of the franchise for several seasons and arrived in camp competing with Kellen Clemens for the starting job.

The Jets jettisoned Pennington to clear salary cap space once they got Favre from Green Bay for a conditional draft pick.

The 32-year-old Pennington had three years, plus a team ...

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