Mike Pennel

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

Mike Pennel
Pennel with the Green Bay Packers in 2015
No. 64 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991
Topeka, Kansas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
High school:Grandview (Aurora, Colorado)
College:Colorado State University–Pueblo
Arizona State
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:126
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com

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
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 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 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]

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.[11]

New England Patriots

On March 14, 2019, Pennel signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots.[12] On August 26, 2019, Pennel was released by the Patriots.[13]

Kansas City Chiefs

On October 19, 2019, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Pennel.[14]

On January 19, 2020, Pennel helped the Chiefs reach the Super Bowl after helping defeat the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game. Opposing running back Derrick Henry was averaging 185 rushing yards per game in the playoffs before running into KC who held him to 69[15] rushing yards. In Super Bowl LIV, Pennel recorded 1 tackle in the Chiefs 31–20 victory against the San Francisco 49ers.

On April 6, 2020, Pennel was re-signed to a one-year contract.[16]

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
Total771512677492.002000.00010
Postseason
2014GB 201100.000000.00000
2015GB 202200.000000.00000
2019KC 307250.000000.00000
Total7010550.000000.00000

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. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. 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. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  8. Greenberg, Ethan (February 7, 2017). "Jets Claim DL Mike Pennel". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  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.
  11. Allen, Eric (February 19, 2019). "Jets Decline Options on LB Pierre-Louis, DT Pennel and S Brooks". NewYorkJets.com.
  12. Hart, Andy (March 14, 2019). "Reports: Patriots sign DL Mike Pennel, TE Matt LaCosse and WR Maurice Harris". Patriots.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  13. "Patriots Release DL Mike Pennel Jr". Patriots.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  14. Goldma, Charles (October 19, 2019). "Report: Chiefs to sign DT Mike Pennel, release DT Terrell McClain". ChiefsWire.USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  15. https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2020011900/2019/POST3/titans@chiefs
  16. "Mike Pennel re-signing with Chiefs on one-year deal". NBCSports.com.
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