Joncevensen Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm PENNINGTON GETS SOME GOOD NEWS ESPN'S Chris Mortensen reports that Jets quarterback Chad Pennington was examined on Tuesday by ubiquitous sports orthopedic surgeon James Andrew, whose examination did not find a conclusive tear in Pennington's rotator cuff. Andrews, per Mortensen, does not believe that the injury is career threatening. The doctor gave Pennington exercises to perform for the next ten days, at which time Andrews will perform exploratory arthroscopic surgery. Andrews also injected dye into the shoulder, and there was minimal leakage. This indicates that the injury is not significant. Andrews will no more when he re-examines Pennington next month. Even if Pennington's ultimate prognosis isn't negative, there's a real question as to whether the Jets should give him the rest of the season off to heal. That way, he'll be ready to participate fully in the offseason program, and should/could be ready to go next year. With that said, we can't imagine the Jets heading into 2006 without another potential starting quarterback. This is Pennington's third significant injury in three years, and they need to have someone who can stay healthy over the long haul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htmPENNINGTON GETS SOME GOOD NEWS ESPN'S Chris Mortensen reports that Jets quarterback Chad Pennington was examined on Tuesday by ubiquitous sports orthopedic surgeon James Andrew, whose examination did not find a conclusive tear in Pennington's rotator cuff. Andrews, per Mortensen, does not believe that the injury is career threatening. The doctor gave Pennington exercises to perform for the next ten days, at which time Andrews will perform exploratory arthroscopic surgery. Andrews also injected dye into the shoulder, and there was minimal leakage. This indicates that the injury is not significant. Andrews will no more when he re-examines Pennington next month. Even if Pennington's ultimate prognosis isn't negative, there's a real question as to whether the Jets should give him the rest of the season off to heal. That way, he'll be ready to participate fully in the offseason program, and should/could be ready to go next year. With that said, we can't imagine the Jets heading into 2006 without another potential starting quarterback. This is Pennington's third significant injury in three years, and they need to have someone who can stay healthy over the long haul. He's cooked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Just heard on the radio at lunch that if he cannot play ever again (hope that's not the case for his sake)...then his cap hit next year would be $12M...so the Jets would then have to search for a new QB....new RB since Martin is already up there in years...and their #1 WR has a bum toe. Defense for the Jets is strong...but things could be getting messy on the offensive side of the ball for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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