Contract or not it's not gonna stop Pennington from playing with the JETS.

Chad Pennington plans to make the first opening-day start of his career in September -- with or without a new contract.
Pennington's agent, Tom Condon, and the New York Jets are negotiating a new deal for the quarterback. But Pennington has told Condon talks will be shelved until the end of the season if a deal isn't reached by Aug. 31.
"I've made sure it won't be a distraction, that's why I've allowed them to discuss it through August but after that there are no discussions," Pennington said. "As far as I'm concerned, after today I'm not talking about it."
Pennington is entering the final season of a five-year deal that will pay him a base salary of $4.57 million in 2004.

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