Story of the 2008 New York Jets:
Chad Pennington’s release from the New York Jets on August 7, 2008 was done as soon as the Favre trade became official, as Mike Tannenbaum wanted to let Chad Pennington pick his next team, but the Jets’ general manager probably wasn’t expecting that team to be one of Gang Green’s chief rivals. But as luck would have it, the hated Miami Dolphins had what you might charitably call some uncertainty at the quarterback position heading into the 2008 season.
Following the end of 2007, the Dolphins had signed Josh McCown, a well-traveled journeyman that Jets fans would come to know well 10 years later, adding him to a depth chart that included only 2007 2nd round pick John Beck – who had been horrific in four starts the previous season – and Chad Henne, a 2008 second-round pick out of Michigan who showed promise, but was not yet ready to be the starter.