Re: Pennington misses practice for 'Family Reasons' <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jets QB Pennington misses practice for family reasonsAssociated PressHEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Jets quarterback Chad Pennington was excused from practice Thursday for personal reasons and his status for this weekend's preseason game against Washington is uncertain.Chad PenningtonQuarterbackNew York JetsProfile2005 SEASON STATISTICSAtt Comp Yds TD Int Rat83 49 478 2 3 70.9Coach Eric Mangini said Pennington left because of a family illness. He wouldn't say whether Pennington would travel to Washington with the team Friday or play against the Redskins on Saturday."I want Chad to make sure he's able to focus on his family and take care of the things he needs to take care of," Mangini said.When asked whether they were preparing to play without Pennington, Mangini said: "We're always preparing for the different contingencies that come up. We'll follow it closely and adjust accordingly as we go."Pennington, coming off a second major shoulder injury, is in a four-way competition for the starting job with Patrick Ramsey, Kellen Clemens and Brooks Bollinger. Though Mangini hasn't announced a starter, Pennington appears to be the favorite to win the job.Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2552417Mangini hiding an injury or something legit?
Re: Pennington misses practice for 'Family Reasons' I think it's legit. I really don't think Pennington is injured, yet.
Re: Pennington misses practice for 'Family Reasons' I think it's legit, but that Mangini will use it as a perfect excuse to play Ramsey/Clemens/Bollinger a lot in the preseason games without having to have a reason as to why he didn't play Chad much.
Re: Pennington misses practice for 'Family Reasons' Found this....<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Chad Pennington leaves Jets training camp because of family illnessFormer Webb standout and NY. Jets quarterback Chad Pennington has rushed back to East Tennessee.Sports Overtime has confirmed from different sources that his father Elwood is in a local hospital.Chad's been excused from training camp in New York by head coach Eric Mangini and is here in Knoxville to be with his family....Obviously his status for Saturday's pre-season game against Washington remains uncertain. Mangini hasn't named a starter, but Pennington appears to be the front runner to win back the job in New York after coming off major shoulder surgery.Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with Chad and the entire Pennington family....</div>> http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5297000Get well soon Chad's dad. Hopefully this will give us the opportunity to see just what we have in our other Quarterbacks against Washington this upcoming week while Pennington is there with his family.
