"It's no secret that the Dolphins re-signed 11-year veteran quarterback Chad Pennington to provide leadership in the locker room while mentoring starting quarterback Chad Henne.

Pennington proved Saturday that despite coming back from another season-ending shoulder surgery, he can still lead a team on the field as well. He engineered a 61-yard scoring drive in the second quarter of Saturday's 27-26 victory over the Jaguars by completing 3-of-4 passes for 54 yards, including a 10-yard check-down touchdown to Ronnie Brown.

Henne, who was 11-of-14 with two touchdown passes, said Tuesday that he doesn't believe his authority in the huddle is diminished by Pennington's presence.

"We share leadership, Chad and I,'' said Henne, 25. "I enjoy when he gets in there, has something to say, because I'm learning just like everybody else is. He's been in here a lot longer than I have.

"We're in here to win as an offense collectively, and to have two quarterbacks in there saying stuff is good.''

Dolphins coach Tony Sparano doesn't care where leadership comes from, as long as it exists.

"In whatever role Chad [Pennington] is in, I would hope that the people in that room recognize good leadership qualities,'' Sparano said. "I don't care where it comes from, and the team knows this. I don't think just because you're out there playing [you're a leader]. I think that's false."