From the Sports Network :
Chad Pennington will line up under center for the New York Jets in the season opener on September 10 against Tennessee, winning a four-man quarterback competition during the preseason.
Head coach Eric Mangini made the announcement on Tuesday, three days before New York will wrap up the preseason against Philadelphia. Pennington will not play in the exhibition finale.
“His presence, his ability to move the team, his leadership – all those things I’ve been looking for – he’s done an outstanding job with and its clear to me that he should be the starter,” said Mangini.
Yes, all that, plus the alternatives were Patrick Ramsey and Brooks Bollinger.
Here’s a nice quote from Dr. Gary Wadler, the US Attorney’s inhouse steroid advisor, concerning current Rams (and former Bucs/Panthers) tackle Todd Stuessie.
According to the Charlotte Observer, Steussie had three prescriptions for testosterone cream from between March 1, 2003, and March 16, 2004, with each prescription renewable five times.
“This wasn’t just a passing flirtation with these prohibited substances,” Dr. Gary Wadler told the Observer. “When I see (prescriptions) renewed five times, I say, ‘What are you trying to accomplish?’ “
His nads must be the size of a newborn babies’. Plus, he’s got that giant layer of fat covering his wiener. That’s a lose/lose situation for whomever marries him for his money.