Chad Pennington was born on June 26, 1976 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He has been married to Robin Hampton since March 3, 2001. They have two children.
He and his wife, Robin, have two sons - Cole (b. 2004) and Luke (b. 2006).
His 67.4 completion percentage for the Miami Dolphins in 2008 lead the NFL that season, and broke the team's single-season record set by Dan Marino in 1984.
G.J. Kinne was signed by the New York Jets on April 28, 2012 as a free agent on Pennington's recommendation. Kinne was cut two months later.
Selected by the New York Jets 18th overall in the 2000 draft out of Marshall University. He was released on August 7, 2008 hours after the Jets acquired Brett Favre.