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Pennington decision could be costly

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, September 30, 2005

It cost the New York Jets a lot of money to keep injured quarterback Chad Pennington around for the long-term. It would be costly as well for the franchise to simply release its sore-shoulder starter, a radical move some fans have suggested, but which is not about to happen anytime soon. It is, indeed, the latest reminder that, in the era of the salary cap, every move has a price tag attached to it. Before the start of the 2004 season, the Jets signed Pennington, the league's passing champion ...

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