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Article: Pennington's future as New York's quarterback in serious jeopardy
- Article from:
- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- February 21, 2006
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NEW YORK - Chad Pennington is rehabbing his shoulder, working hard
to get back onto the field.
That was about all new Jets Coach Eric Mangini was willing to
divulge Monday when asked about the team's quarterback. Mangini did
everything he could to avoid answering the biggest question facing
the Jets this week: Will they retain Pennington at a reduced salary
or cut him?
The Jets started renegotiating with the former Marshall
quarterback last week, hoping to slash his base pay to make his
contract more salary-cap friendly. The team is about $26 million over
the cap and needs to come to an agreement with Pennington before the
start of free agency March 3.
If not, Pennington could be looking ...