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
adjustment biggest inside time
The biggest adjustment for me is, I try to get inside a coordinator's head, ... That's going to take some time still, but I think we accomplished a lot in the preseason.
hit scared scares
It just kind of scared me. When you get hit like that, you're like, 'All right, can I move?' That's the first thing you think of. It just kind of scares you for a second.
behind comfort knowing zone
It's always been a comfort zone knowing you have 28 behind you,
certainly coach jets playing talking week
It was certainly a blue-collar win. Coach (Herman Edwards) has been talking to us all week about playing Jets football, playing fundamental football.
great page past strides time
It'll take some time to get on the same page (with Heimerdinger), ... but we made great strides in the past week.
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.
sunday play guy
Byron is one tough guy and he can play through just about anything. I know he will be ready to go on Sunday.
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.
hurt wall guy
I'm a strategic guy. I'm gonna figure out ways to hurt the defense, but it's not gonna be about throwing a ball through a wall.
team quarterback position
To me, the quarterback position is about getting your team out of bad things and into good ones.
football
There's more to me than football. It's just part of my life.
fun stress perfect
Sometimes I stress too much and don't have fun. If you're trying to be perfect, sometimes it backfires on you.