He has since embarked on a successful football career, initially playing for the Jets and then for the Miami Dolphins. As a pro, he has garnered the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice, in 2006 and 2008. 2008 was also the year when he finished second in MVP voting to Peyton Manning. What’s more, Chad Pennington is said to be NFL’s all-time leader in career completion percentage at 66.0%, among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 pass attempts. After eleven fruitful years on the field, on February 9, 2012, he told the world that he would rather retire than attempt a comeback following his fourth shoulder surgery. As of today, he is a color analyst for NFL telecasts on Fox.
