Mike Pennel

Michael Maurice Pennel Jr. (born May 9, 1991) is an American football nose tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Scottsdale Community College, Arizona State, and CSU Pueblo and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Mike Pennel
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Pennel with the Green Bay Packers in 2015
No. 69 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:332 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school:Grandview (Aurora, Colorado)
College:Scottsdale Community College
Arizona State
CSU Pueblo
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2022
Total tackles:196
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Pennel played college football at Scottsdale Community College, Arizona State University and Colorado State University Pueblo. He was suspended indefinitely by Arizona State in 2012 for comments he made over Twitter and transferred to Colorado State University Pueblo.[1]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m)		 332 lb
(151 kg)		 33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		5.23 s1.82 s3.03 s4.84 s7.94 s28.5 in
(0.72 m)		8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		23 reps
All values are from NFL Combine[2][3]

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Pennel signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 12, 2014.[4] Pennel joined Jayrone Elliott as undrafted players to make the Packers roster. During his rookie season in 2014, Pennel made 13 game appearances with 8 tackles. In 2015, Pennel appeared in all 16 games, starting 5 of them with 24 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble.[5]

On February 19, 2016, Pennel was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season due to violating the league's substance abuse policy.[6] Pennel was then suspended for the final four games of the 2016 season for again violating the league's substance abuse policy.[7] In eight games of 2016, Pennel finished with seven tackles and a pass defended.[8]

On January 9, 2017, Pennel was released by the Packers.[9]

New York Jets

On February 6, 2017, Pennel was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[10] He re-signed with the Jets on March 16, 2017.[11] He played in all 16 games in 2017, recording a career-high 35 tackles.

On March 16, 2018, Pennel signed a three-year contract with the Jets.[12]

On February 19, 2019, the Jets declined the option on Pennel's contract, making him a free agent at the start of the new league year.[13]

New England Patriots

On March 14, 2019, Pennel signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots.[14] On August 26, 2019, Pennel was released by the Patriots.[15]

Kansas City Chiefs

On October 19, 2019, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Pennel.[16]

On January 19, 2020, Pennel helped the Chiefs reach the Super Bowl after helping defeat the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game.[17] In Super Bowl LIV, Pennel recorded one tackle in the Chiefs 31–20 victory against the San Francisco 49ers.[18]

On April 6, 2020, Pennel was re-signed to a one-year contract.[19] He was suspended for the first two games of the 2020 season on August 25, 2020.[20] He was reinstated from suspension and activated to the roster on September 23, 2020.[21]

Chicago Bears

On June 18, 2021, Pennel signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[22] He was placed on injured reserve on August 24, 2021.[23] He was released on August 31.

Atlanta Falcons

On September 15, 2021, Pennel was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[24] On October 5, 2021, Pennel was promoted to the Falcons active roster.[25]

Chicago Bears (second stint)

Pennel signed with the Chicago Bears on June 13, 2022.[26] He was released on September 9, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 12.[27] Pennel appeared in all 17 games for the Bears, where he recorded 26 total tackles and one forced fumble. He was ejected from the team's Week 6 contest against the New England Patriots for delivering a blind-sided block that concussed center David Andrews.[28]

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

On October 24, 2023, Pennel was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.[29]

Statistics

Source: NFL.com

YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
Regular season
2014GB 1308710.000000.00000
2015GB 165251691.000000.00010
2016GB 807520.001000.00000
2017NYJ 1633520150.000000.00000
2018NYJ 1672716110.001000.00000
2019KC 802413111.001000.00000
2020 KC 14 1 29 13 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2021 ATL 10 0 20 9 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total1011617599762.002000.00010
Postseason
2014GB 201100.000000.00000
2015GB 202200.000000.00000
2019KC 327250.000000.00000
2020 KC 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total10011560.000000.00000

References
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  2. "Mike Pennel | Combine Results | DT - Colorado State-Pueblo".
  3. "Mike Pennel – Colorado State-Pueblo, DT : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  5. "Mike Pennel 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. Ortega, Mark (February 19, 2016). "Packers' Mike Pennel suspended four games". NFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. Demovsky, Rob (December 6, 2016). "Mike Pennel suspended 4 games, his 2nd suspension of 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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  14. Hart, Andy (March 14, 2019). "Reports: Patriots sign DL Mike Pennel, TE Matt LaCosse and WR Maurice Harris". Patriots.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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  20. Teicher, Adam (August 25, 2020). "Chiefs DL Mike Pennel suspended for first two games". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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  22. Mayer, Larry (June 18, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears sign three free agents". Chicago Bears. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  23. Mayer, Larry (August 24, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears reach mandatory 80-man limit". ChicagoBears.com.
  24. "Falcons make roster moves on practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 15, 2021.
  25. "Isaiah Oliver headed to injured reserve with knee injury". AtlantaFalcons.com. October 5, 2021.
  26. Mayer, Larry (June 13, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign Pennel, release Attaochu". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  27. "Bears make roster moves, Thomas Graham Jr. signs with Cleveland". Windy City Gridiron. September 12, 2022.
  28. "Matthew Slater calls Mike Pennel's hit on David Andrews an "extremely dirty play"". CBS Boston. October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  29. "Chiefs sign DL Mike Pennel to practice squad". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. October 24, 2023.
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