Michael Maurice Pennel Jr. (born May 9, 1991) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes, the Arizona State Sun Devils and the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
 Pennel with the Packers in 2015 | |||||||||||
| No. 69 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | May 9, 1991 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Grandview (Aurora, Colorado) | ||||||||||
| College: | Scottsdale (2010–2011) Arizona State (2012) CSU Pueblo (2013) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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College career
editPennel 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
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench 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 s | 1.82 s | 3.03 s | 4.84 s | 7.94 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
23 reps | |
| All values are from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
editAfter 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
editOn 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
editOn 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 (first stint)
editOn 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 (first stint)
editOn 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
editOn September 15, 2021, Pennel was signed to the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons.[24] On October 5, 2021, Pennel was promoted to the Falcons active roster.[25]
Chicago Bears (second stint)
editPennel signed with the 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 Patriots for delivering a blind-sided block that concussed center David Andrews.[28]
Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)
editOn October 24, 2023, Pennel was signed to the Chiefs practice squad.[29] Pennel helped the Chiefs reach Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the 49ers 25–22 to give Pennel his second Super Bowl ring.[30] Pennel had six tackles in the game and was instrumental in limiting the effectiveness of the 49ers' running game in the second half.[31]
On March 13, 2024, Pennel re-signed with the Chiefs.[32]
Statistics
editSource: NFL.com
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | GB | 13 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | GB | 16 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYJ | 16 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NYJ | 16 | 7 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | KC | 8 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | CHI | 17 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | KC | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | KC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 121 | 18 | 207 | 117 | 90 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | GB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | GB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | KC | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | KC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | KC | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Haller, Doug (October 3, 2012). "ASU's Mike Pennel suspended indefinitely". azcentral.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Pennel Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Pennel – Colorado State-Pueblo, DT : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Pennel 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Ortega, Mark (February 19, 2016). "Packers' Mike Pennel suspended four games". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Demovsky, Rob (December 6, 2016). "Mike Pennel suspended 4 games, his 2nd suspension of 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Pennel 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Packers release DT Mike Pennel". Packers.com. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (February 7, 2017). "Jets Claim DL Mike Pennel". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 16, 2017). "Jets sign Mike Pennel". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 16, 2018). "Jets re-sign Mike Pennel". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Allen, Eric (February 19, 2019). "Jets Decline Options on LB Pierre-Louis, DT Pennel and S Brooks". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Hart, Andy (March 14, 2019). "Reports: Patriots sign DL Mike Pennel, TE Matt LaCosse and WR Maurice Harris". Patriots.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Patriots Release DL Mike Pennel Jr". Patriots.com. August 26, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (October 19, 2019). "Report: Chiefs to sign DT Mike Pennel, release DT Terrell McClain". ChiefsWire.USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ "AFC Championship – Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – January 19th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 2nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Crabtree, Curtis (March 25, 2020). "Mike Pennel re-signing with Chiefs on one-year deal". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Teicher, Adam (August 25, 2020). "Chiefs DL Mike Pennel suspended for first two games". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Chiefs' Mike Pennel: Back with team". CBSSports.com. September 23, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (June 18, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears sign three free agents". Chicago Bears. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 24, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears reach mandatory 80-man limit". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Falcons make roster moves on practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Bair, Scott (October 5, 2021). "Isaiah Oliver headed to injured reserve with knee injury". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (June 13, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign Pennel, release Attaochu". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Wiltfong Jr., Lester A. (September 12, 2022). "Bears make roster moves, Thomas Graham Jr. signs with Cleveland". Windy City Gridiron. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Matthew Slater calls Mike Pennel's hit on David Andrews an "extremely dirty play"". CBS Boston. October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Dillon, John (October 24, 2023). "Chiefs sign DL Mike Pennel to practice squad". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over the 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 11th, 2024". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Dixon, John (March 13, 2024). "Chiefs re-sign defensive tackle Mike Pennel". Arrowhead Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
External links
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- Kansas City Chiefs bio
- CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves bio Archived October 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Arizona State Sun Devils bio
- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Reference
- Never Was a Plan B Archived March 8, 2022, at the Wayback Machine