Mike Pennel

Mike Pennel
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Pennel in 2015
No. 98 – New York Jets
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991
Topeka, Kansas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 332 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school: Aurora (CO) Grandview
College: CSU–Pueblo
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018
Total tackles: 77
Sacks: 1.0
Forced fumbles: 1
Fumble recoveries: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Maurice Pennel Jr. (born May 9, 1991) is an American football nose tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State-Pueblo and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

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-Pueblo.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
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 5 in
(2.57 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, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble.

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.[5] Pennel was then suspended for the final four games of the 2016 season for again violating the league's substance abuse policy.[6] In 8 games of 2016, Pennel finished with seven tackles and a pass defended.

On January 9, 2017, Pennel was released by the Packers.[7]

New York Jets

On February 6, 2017, Pennel was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[8] He re-signed with the Jets on March 16, 2017.[9] 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.[10]

Statistics

Source: NFL.com

YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
Regular season
2014GB 1308710.000000.00000
2015GB 165251691.000000.00010
2016GB 807520.001000.00000
2017NYJ 1633520150.000000.00000
Total5387548271.010000.00010
Postseason
2014GB 201100.000000.00000
2015GB 202200.000000.00000
Total403300.000000.00000

References

  1. ↑ http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/20121002asu-mike-pennel-suspended-indefinitely.html
  2. ↑ http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Mike&l=Pennel&i=21012
  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. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ortega, Mark (February 19, 2016). "Packers' Mike Pennel suspended four games". NFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Demovsky, Rob (December 6, 2016). "Mike Pennel suspended 4 games, his 2nd suspension of 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Packers release DT Mike Pennel". Packers.com. January 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (February 7, 2017). "Jets Claim DL Mike Pennel". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. ↑ Alper, Josh (March 16, 2017). "Jets sign Mike Pennel". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  10. ↑ Alper, Josh (March 16, 2018). "Jets re-sign Mike Pennel". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
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