"Old quarterbacks don't fade away. First they do a little broadcasting.

So, apparently, it will be for Miami Dolphins free agent Chad Pennington as he contemplates the final act of his football career.

Pennington will spend the 2011 season doing broadcast work for Fox, according to this report from the Charleston, W.Va. newspaper.

It's unclear if Pennington will be assigned to game analysis (most likely) or be in the studio, but however he is used he is certain to be insightful, humorous and an instant hit.

Pennington, who turns 35 on June 26, is coming off surgeries to repair a torn ACL (suffered playing offseason basketball) and his throwing shoulder (the fourth of his career).

He told the newspaper he wants to take the 2011 season off and reevaluate his physical capabilities in a year."