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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: May 1, 2009
The Cowboys? Tony Romo, sound familiar?
The fact is almost every team in this league has a face for their franchise. The last time the Jets truly had that was when they had Chad Pennington take over for Vinny Testaverde in 2002 after a 1-3 start.
Pennington remained the face of this team for the next few years, but the injury bug hit him in 2003—forcing him to miss games every season from there on out.
He fell out of favor with the franchise and lost the confidence of the fans. The Jets were left without a face to lead this team once again.
When the Jets moved up to the top five of the draft this past weekend, they saw the opportunity to give their franchise a face once again. They selected University of Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez with the fifth overall pick.
It takes many things to be a successful quarterback in New York. You have to have leadership, passion, ...
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