Reeling Jets Yank Pennington During Ugly Loss to Bills

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Chad Pennington was benched yesterday, and as if to remind fans that the Jets’ problems go much deeper than their starting quarterback, backup Kellen Clemens promptly threw an interception.

The story of the game was coach Eric Mangini’s decision, finally, to pull Pennington, weeks after fans and the press began clamoring for a switch. Although it’s not clear who will start for the Jets against the Washington Redskins next week, Mangini signaled by benching Pennington that the franchise is ready to move on and end Pennington’s tenure as the starter, which he has been, when healthy, for the last six years.

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