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.
Pennel with the Green Bay Packers in 2015 | |||||||||||||
No. 64 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Topeka, Kansas | May 9, 1991||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 332 lb (151 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Grandview (Aurora, Colorado) | ||||||||||||
College: | Colorado State University Pueblo Arizona State | ||||||||||||
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 Week 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||
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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
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 | |
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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 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, 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. In Super Bowl LIV, Pennel recorded one 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.[15] He was suspended for the first two games of the 2020 season on August 25, 2020.[16] He was reinstated from suspension and activated to the roster on September 23, 2020.[17]
Statistics
Source: 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 |
Total | 77 | 15 | 126 | 77 | 49 | 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 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/20121002asu-mike-pennel-suspended-indefinitely.html
- http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Mike&l=Pennel&i=21012
- "Mike Pennel - Colorado State-Pueblo, DT : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.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.
- Ortega, Mark (February 19, 2016). "Packers' Mike Pennel suspended four games". NFL.com. 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.
- "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.
- Alper, Josh (March 16, 2018). "Jets re-sign Mike Pennel". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- Allen, Eric (February 19, 2019). "Jets Decline Options on LB Pierre-Louis, DT Pennel and S Brooks". NewYorkJets.com.
- 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. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- 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.
- "Mike Pennel re-signing with Chiefs on one-year deal". NBCSports.com.
- 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.
External links
- Green Bay Packers bio
- CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves bio
- Arizona State Sun Devils bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference