Miami Dolphins QB Chad Pennington done for year
The Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington suffered a shoulder injury Sunday in the Dolphins 23-13 loss to the San Deigo Chargers. News surfaced today that Pennington’s shoulder suffered a torn capsule and it will keep him out for the rest of the season. The Dolphins are 0-3 so far this season and this is a pretty big loss for them. Pennington has already had two shoulder surgeries on his throwing arm, and it looks like a third one is on its way. Chad Henne, who replaced the injured Pennington yesterday, will be the starter for the Dolphins.
Pennington played in 3 games for the Dolphins this season and he completed 51 of 74 passes (68.9%) for 413 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions (76.0 QB Rating). Pennington is a team leader who benefitted from the solid running game of the Dolphins because it set up play action passes which he was a master at. But, Chad Henne has a much stronger arm than Pennington so the deep pass will likely return to the offense. Henne has completed 10 of 19 passes so far this season (52.6%) for 92 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception (44.2 QB Rating). Henne was being groomed as the Dolphins’ QB of the future and that future is now.