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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
Chad didn't want any part of being a backup, and in recognition of his contributions to the team, the Jets cut him loose so he could go attempt to find a starting job. Putting that on par with Count Al giving a big contract to DeCancerlo Hall is weird.
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Deangelo Hall got paid $8 million this year for 8 games. Total ripoff? Sure, but in the realm of terrible sports contracts it isn't even close. Billy Wagner is going to get $11 million next year to recover from Tommy John surgery. Didn't Keith Van Horn just get $5 million to sign for one day so he could be traded and then waived?
The fact is, regardless of the contributions and what Pennington deserved throwing away football games in the NFL is always a terrible idea. They should have at least taken a few days to test the waters and if there were truly no offers for a conditional 7th rounder that Chad found acceptable then do the right thing and let him loose.