Former Jet Chad Pennington joins Fox Sports

Chad Pennington is finally hanging up the cleats, at least for this year.

The former injury riddled Jets quarterback, who spent much of eight years for Gang Green injured, before sticking it to the Jets in 2008 as he led the Miami Dolphins to the AFC East crown is now done with football.

Pennington, who injured his knee in a pick-up basketball game in April, has signed on with Fox Sports to become a tv-analyst for the network. He will team up with N.Y. Rangers play-by-play man Sam Rosen during the season, meaning that Pennington will be covering a lot of game involving the dregs of the NFC, i.e. the Lions, 49ers, Cardinals, et al.

Pennington lost his job in Miami in 2009, when he injured his shoulder in week three at San Diego. Chad Henne stepped in and lit it up in '09, before he stumbled in 2010. Pennington got a chance to start in the middle of last season, but was injured on the first play of the game -- ending his season. How ironic!

I venture to guess that Pennington won't be able to get injured in the TV booth. Maybe he should stay there permanently, and not consider a comeback in 2012. Hey, he might become the next John Madden. BOOM!