Sep 6th 2008 10:35AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Jets, AFC East, NFL Coaching
Things just keep getting better for Chad Pennington. After he was unceremoniously run out of New York to make way for the love child of Peter King and John Madden, he landed the starting job in Miami, and now, this: Jets head coach Eric Mangini told the that he would be open to having Pennington return to the sidelines. One small caveat, though: Mangini is open to the idea of deported quarterback Chad Pennington Chad Pennington returning to the Jets New York Jets — as a coach. …
“I wouldn’t be opposed to that at all,” Mangini told reporters today. “I’m sure he’d be able to do a great job. If that’s what he wanted to do, he’d be a great coach.”It’s hardly scandalous, however; Mangini says he and Pennington are close, and it sounds like he genuinely respects the guy who he had battling Kellen Freaking Clemens for a job. The two remain close, according to Mangini, who said he thinks Pennington has a successful future awaiting him in football when his playing days are done. Continue Reading
