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Chad to Dolphins
9. August 2008 by gchacko.
Chad Pennington, cut by the New York Jets after the team traded for Brett Favre, signed with the Miami Dolphins on Friday.The 32-year-old Pennington, expected to be the starting quarterback for Miami, agreed to a deal Friday worth $11.5 million over two years, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move hasn’t been officially announced.
Chad Pennington, QB
Height: 6-3
Weight: 225
College: Marshall
Experience: 8
“We are neither confirming nor denying the report,” Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene said Friday night.
Bill Parcells, now the Dolphins’ vice president of football operations, drafted Pennington with the 18th overall pick in 2000 when he was the Jets’ general manager.
The Dolphins, coming off a 1-15 season, will open the season against the Jets in Miami, giving Pennington an immediate chance to face his former team.
Before the signing, Pennington said he was disappointed but had no hard feelings after being released by the Jets.”I have enjoyed it,” Pennington said Friday in his first public comments since his release. “I’ve learned a lot, become a better professional and a better man because of my experience and my time in New York. I don’t regret or feel ashamed about anything that happened to me in my time in New York.”
Packers trade Favre to Jets
7. August 2008 by jjoseph.
FoxSports- The Brett Favre era in Green Bay is now officially over. But Favre’s legendary career is not.
The month-long saga has finally come to an end, with the Packers agreeing to trade their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, FOXSports.com has learned.The compensation for the Packers is a conditional 2009 4th Rd Draft Pick based on Favre’s performance this season. According to the NFL Network, if Favre takes 50% of total snaps with the Jets in 2008, the fourth rounder becomes a 3rd round pick. If he takes 70% of the snaps and the Jets make the playoffs, it becomes a 2nd round pick; and if he takes 80% of snaps and the Jets make the Super Bowl, it becomes a 1st round pick.
As a result of this, the Jets will likely release a quarterback. Signs have been pointing to Chad Pennington as the likely culprit because the team will need to free up cap room to fit Favre’s contract under the salary cap.
The Jets were much more aggressive than the Bucs in their pursuit of Favre all along. The bigger issue was getting Favre on the same page as the Packers front office as far as the Jets were concerned.
Finally, late Tuesday, Favre talked to Jets head coach Eric Mangini and others in the organization for the first time as they tried to convince Favre he would be a good fit in New York.
The Packers had been hopeful of getting a deal done with the Jets for two reasons. One, it was the better offer on the table as far as the quality of the compensation. Two, it sends Favre out of the conference, meaning a meeting in the playoffs is an extreme longshot.
This trade caps a roller-coaster offseason ride for Favre — the 38-year-old owner of nearly every meaningful passing record in NFL history — and the franchise that became synonymous with his legendary No. 4 jersey. Favre’s on-again, off-again retirement has monopolized headlines for the past two months as news began trickling to the media that the legendary passer was second-guessing both his retirement decision and his status in Green Bay.
Favre to the Jets
7. August 2008 by rich.
Brett Favre has been traded to the NY Jets for a conditional draft pick. The pick is believed to be a 4th rounder, with the possibility of it escalating to a 2nd rounder depending on both Favre’s and the Jets performance.
More to come…
Updated: For a Conditional 4th round pick:
- Goes to 3rd if Favre plays 50% or more of offensive plays
- Goes to 2nd if Favre plays 70% or more of offensive plays + Jets make playoffs
- Goes to 1st if Favre plays 80% or more of offensive plays + Jets Superbowl appearance. And Favre has to play in 50% of the plays in playoffs.
Check out the first 15 or so seconds of this video
Favre Update Again…
6. August 2008 by rich.
According to ESPN News a deal to Tampa is in the works. Multiple outlets have reported that both the Bucs and Jets are still in the hunt for the Hall of Fame QB’s services. The ties with GB have been severed. Favre will either be traded or have to stay home.
The latest rumors have the Bucs and Jets both offering unknown packages. The Jets apparently have the better offer on the table, but the Bucs are a more preferential location for Favre, especially due to 3 things: the offense, Jon Gruden, and the fact that Tampa Bay plays Green Bay Week 4. Also because apparently Favre does not want to play in NY. Although him speaking to both the Bucs and Jets now is a different tune than what was playing last week.
On the flip side, the Jets are the preferred location for GB to send Favre as they won’t have to deal with him, unless both teams make the SuperBowl.
This story has taken so many twists, who knows what to expect next. Personally I have never heard so many reporters from the big networks being asked their prediction of the outcome, and so many saying they honestly have no idea.
Stay tuned.
The Favre Saga…
28. July 2008 by rich.
The Brett Favre saga continues…The Bucs and Jets are the hot rumored teams to be in the hunt for his services. Both have some issues with their current QB situation. The Jets have a seasoned vet and probably one of, if not the, smartest QB in the league, but with a weak arm, in Chad Pennington and a young, but not as ’smart’ QB with a stellar arm in Kellen Clemens. The Bucs have seasoned vet Jeff Garcia and young gun Chris Simms, along with another vet in Brian Griese.
As you can see, each team has a lot to be desired at the QB position.
Favre wants to be released. Green Bay will not allow it, because odds are he will end up with the Vikings or Bears, whom the Pack play twice a year. No thanks.
The Packers want to ship him out of the NFC, preferably to a team that they could only face if they both make it to the Superbowl…They want no way to allow him to come back and nip them in the butt, for lack of a better analogy.
Favre did not report to camp on Sunday, as previously reported. He and GM Ted Thompson spoke, and Favre agreed to give him a few more days to figure this situation out.
In strange news, Peter King reported yesterday the Jets may visit Favre in Mississippi…The Jets then mysteriously canceled both of their practices today.
Pennington: Packers called NY Jets about Favre
26. July 2008 by jjoseph.
The Star Ledger- Jets quarterback Chad Pennington said general manager Mike Tannenbaun approached him after practice today and told him that the Jets received a call from the Packers regarding Brett Favre.Tannenbaum, who also had a similar conversation with quarterback Kellen Clemens, said he spoke to the players so they would hear the media reports from him first. The GM, however, apparently gave neither player the assurance a deal wouldn’t happen although it’s unlikely.
It became even more unlikely when it was reported that the Packers are seeking a first-round pick for the 38-year old Favre.
“I did speak to Mike after practice and he just let me know exactly what the situation was,” said Pennington. “That they received a call. That’s what I know. Other than that, I really don’t have any feelings on it at all. I feel very confident about how I’m playing. … I was told a call was made to the Jets and that’s it.
“I don’t have a reaction. My whole focus is on this camp and winning this starting quarterback battle. That (rumors) is part of the business. Speculation. Calls. There’s nothing to be said. As a player, you never react until it’s actually done.””One thing Mike and (coach) Eric Mangini have done for me, they’ve have always been up front and they’ve always told me where they stand with me. That’s all I ask of the organization and they’ve done that. I’m comfortable with the situation.”
Said Clemens: “If something happens, we’ll deal with it and it’ll be something that’ll hopefully make us all better and that’s ultimately what we’re all here for.”
* Ever since Brett Favre gave that interview to Fox News, the Packers have been the fountain of all rumors. It looks like the Packers are playing hardball with Favre here, and spinning the story to make it appear as though a trade is unavoidable. The Packers know they won’t get a first, but they have to set a high price to take some control of a situation that has reduced their leverage to nothing. Having at least two suitors -Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets-competing for Favre gives the Packers the chance to drive up the asking price. The Jets have seriously upgraded their roster this offseason by adding guard Alan Faneca, defensive tackle Kris Jenkins, right tackle Damien Woody, outside linebacker Calvin Pace and rookie defensive end Vernon Gholston. Adding Favre could mean the difference between the Jets making and missing the playoffs. After dealing with Pennington’s lack of arm strength and Clemens’ inconsistency, you can almost picture the Jets’ receivers drooling just thinking about catching Favre’s passes. At worst, the Packers should get a second-round pick and a lower-round pick in return for Favre, similar to what the Miami Dolphins got for Jason Taylor and what the New York Giants got for Jeremy Shockey. Green Bay Packers Training Camp begins in a couple of days, and Favre says he will report. He has to be gone before that, and everyone negotiating knows that. Anyway, Green Bay Packers Training camp starts on Sunday, so we should know before then where Brett Favre will be playing in 2008 or if he will be playing at all.
Jets ink draft pick Vernon Gholston to five-year, $40 million contract
26. July 2008 by jjoseph.
NY Daily News- Disgruntled tight end Chris Baker isn’t disgruntled anymore, and rookie pass rusher Vernon Gholston has a new contract. Could it be? Yes, the Jets could make it through the summer without any contract-related headaches.
Gholston, the sixth pick of this year’s draft, finalized a five-year contract Thursday, according to an NFL source. It’s worth about $40 million, including at least $20 million in guarantees, making it one of the richest contracts in team history. The former Ohio State star didn’t sign in time to participate in the first two practices of training camp, but he was expected to join the team last night and be on the field for today’s 1:30 practice.
Maybe the Jets learned a lesson from last summer, when their camp was filled with turmoil - Kendall’s ugly divorce and a lengthy holdout by rookie Darrelle Revis. A year after fighting for a six-year deal with Revis, they settled for five with Gholston.
Jets Receive Permission To Talk To Favre
25. July 2008 by gchacko.
ESPN - The New York Jets have received permission to talk to retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen on Friday.
Also Friday, a Packers source told Mortensen that Favre informed Packers general manager Ted Thompson by phone on Thursday that he was planning to report to the team’s training camp this weekend.
The Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have expressed interest in Favre, according to a Packers source.
