Chad Pennington hasn't led the Jets to a win - or even a scoring drive - during the preseason, but he officially has scored his most important victory this summer.
Nearly 11 months after undergoing his second rotator-cuff surgery, Pennington was tabbed yesterday by Eric Mangini as the winner of an underwhelming four-man race to be the Jets' starting quarterback in their season opener Sept. 10 in Tennessee.
"It's become really clear to me he's distinguished himself in the way I was looking for," Mangini said in an atypically revealing press conference, which also included the official announcement that running back Curtis Martin (knee) won't be ready to start the season. "Chad's made great progress in the preseason, especially the last couple weeks.
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