25 Big-Name Athletes Who Are Now Working 9-to-5 Jobs

Chad Pennington

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Chad Pennington was a talented quarterback whose shoulder injuries stunted his ascent to greatness. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Pennington, acquired by the New York Jets out of Marshall University with the 18th selection in 2000, underwent four shoulder surgeries over a span of six years. Nevertheless, Pennington showed grit and resolve and became a two-time NFL Comeback Player of the Year. The 1999 Mac Offensive Player of the Year completed 66 percent of his 2,472 attempts for 102 scores and 17,823 yards in 89 games as a Jet and Miami Dolphin. On March 14, the 42-year-old Pennington was appointed as the head football coach at Sayre School in Lexington, Kentucky.