"Despite the opportunity to leave South Florida for a more likely shot at a starting job, quarterback Chad Pennington will instead stay with the Dolphins after reaching a one-year deal Friday that will pay him $2.5 million.

The deal would have been done sooner, but the sides needed to work toward a compromise, since Pennington wanted a no-trade clause in his contract that Miami wasn't willing to allow.

Now, if he is traded, he will be paid an additional amount worth nearly $1.5 million, according to a source close to Pennington. "