Chad Pennington confirmed on Thursday that he's close to recouping the entire $6 million pay cut he took during the off-season. He agreed to the pay reduction with the chance to earn the money back in playing-time incentives. Pennington, who underwent his second rotator cuff surgery in two seasons last October, must play 60 percent of the snaps, approximately two more games, to get all of his money. "It always feels good when hard work pays off, no doubt about it," Pennington told The Star-Ledger yesterday. "So now my focus has shifted from proving it to sustaining it and being consistent throughout the rest of the season."