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...red his right shoulder in the third quarter of Sunday's 26-20 overtime loss to Jacksonville. Fiedler replaced Pennington, then went down early in the fourth period. Edwards emphasized that Pennington's tear, revealed in an MRI exam Monday, damaged a different portion of his shoulder this time. HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- The desperate New York Jets brought back 41-year-old Vinny Testaverde on Tuesday after starting quarterback Chad Pennington and his backup Jay Fiedler were lost for the season with shoulder injuries. In turning to Testaverde, who played for the Jets from 1998-2003, the team hopes he can back up untested third-stringer Brooks Bollinger, who is scheduled to start Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. ``I'm excited, happy, nervous, anxious, all those feelings about playing for the Jets again,'' Testaverde said. ``If I didn't have high expectations, I wouldn't come back here.'' Pennington and Fiedler were on the same flight to Alabama on Tuesday to see Dr. James Andrews, the noted orthopedist who repaired Pennington's rotator cuff in February. ``I don't anticipate either of them being back this year,'' coach Herman Edwards said. Pennington re-injured his right shoulder in the third quarter of Sunday's 26-20 overtime loss to Jacksonville. Fiedler replaced Pennington, then went down early in the fourth period. Edwards emphasized that Pennington's tear, revealed in an MRI exam Monday, damaged a different portion of his shoulder this time. HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- The desperate New York Jets brought back 41-year-old Vinny Testaverde on Tuesday after starting quarterback Chad Pennington and his backup Jay Fiedler were lost for the season with shoulder injuries. In turning to Testaverde, who played for the Jets from 1998-2003, the ...