Chad Pennington has a torn rotator cuff...

by Graham Email

Link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/09/26/bc.fbn.jets.pennington.ap/index.html

...and will miss the rest of the season, according to rumours breaking around now in NFL-land.
Now the Jets officially have a challenge at the quarterback position for the rest of the season.
As for Pennington, I am semi-convinced that he was rushed back before he was really ready. I worry that he may never make it back from this injury. Rotator cuff injuries are difficult to repair, surgery is really a last resort in place of rehab, and you have to take rehab very carefully to avoid setbacks. The only good news is that Pennington will have 10 months to recover fully, instead of the 6 months for the recovery from last season's injury.