Pennington is the short-armed, oft-injured former quarterback for the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. These days he's a color commentator for Fox.

Raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pennington played college football for his parents' alma mater, Marshall University. Playing with future NFL superstar Randy Moss, Pennington helped lead Marshall to their first bowl victory in 1998 and was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 draft. Filling in occasionally for Vinny Testaverde for his first two seasons, Pennington became the Jets starting quarterback in 2002. While he played well when he could play, Pennington was injured most of the 2003 and 2005 seasons, and when he tried to play without being fully healed in 2004, the Jets, naturally, did not fare well. 2006 was his best season for the Jets, as he and and a new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer designed a new offensive style catering to Pennington's less-than-stellar arm strength. Their new strategy led the Jets to their first playoff game in years. However, he couldn't build on the Jets momentum, and by 2008 he was traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he fared surprisingly well and even came in second to Peyton Manning for the MVP in 2008. Nevertheless, he failed to play another complete season, and after a torn ACL in 2011, Pennington finally retired. Yet he hasn't left the NFL fully, providing color commentary for Fox's broadcasts. [Image via Getty]