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Mike Pennel

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, and has also played for the New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, and Chicago Bears.

Infobox

Position
Nose tackle
Roster status
Active
Born
(1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 34)Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight
330 lb (150 kg)
High school
Grandview(Aurora, Colorado)
College
Scottsdale CC (2010–2011)Arizona State (2012)CSU Pueblo (2013)
NFL draft
2014: undrafted
Total tackles
231
Sacks
5.0
Forced fumbles
3
Fumble recoveries
1

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+1⁄4 in(1.94 m)
Weight
332 lb(151 kg)
Arm length
33+3⁄8 in(0.85 m)
Hand span
9+7⁄8 in(0.25 m)
40-yard dash
5.23 s
10-yard split
1.82 s
20-yard split
3.03 s
20-yard shuttle
4.84 s
Three-cone drill
7.94 s
Vertical jump
28.5 in(0.72 m)
Broad jump
8 ft 8 in(2.64 m)
Bench press
23 reps
All values are from NFL Combine/Pro Day
All values are from NFL Combine/Pro Day
Height
All values are from NFL Combine/Pro Day
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
mw- .mw- 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
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Sfty
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
GB
Games
13
Games
0
Tackles
8
Tackles
7
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
GB
Games
16
Games
5
Tackles
25
Tackles
16
Tackles
9
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
GB
Games
8
Games
0
Tackles
7
Tackles
5
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
NYJ
Games
16
Games
3
Tackles
35
Tackles
20
Tackles
15
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
NYJ
Games
16
Games
7
Tackles
27
Tackles
16
Tackles
11
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
KC
Games
8
Games
0
Tackles
24
Tackles
13
Tackles
11
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
KC
Games
14
Games
1
Tackles
29
Tackles
13
Tackles
16
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
ATL
Games
10
Games
0
Tackles
21
Tackles
9
Tackles
12
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
CHI
Games
17
Games
2
Tackles
26
Tackles
16
Tackles
10
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
KC
Games
3
Games
0
Tackles
4
Tackles
2
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
KC
Games
17
Games
7
Tackles
25
Tackles
10
Tackles
15
Tackles
3.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
138
Games
25
Games
231
Tackles
127
Tackles
104
Tackles
5.0
Tackles
0
Tackles
4
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
1
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Sfty
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
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
0
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
21
9
12
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2022
CHI
17
2
26
16
10
0.0
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
2023
KC
3
0
4
2
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2024
KC
17
7
25
10
15
3.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
Career
138
25
231
127
104
5.0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Sfty
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
GB
Games
2
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
GB
Games
2
Games
0
Tackles
2
Tackles
2
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
KC
Games
3
Games
2
Tackles
7
Tackles
2
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
KC
Games
3
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
KC
Games
4
Games
3
Tackles
12
Tackles
7
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
KC
Games
1
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
15
Games
5
Games
24
Tackles
10
Tackles
14
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Sfty
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
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
1
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
0
0
2023
KC
4
3
12
7
5
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2024
KC
1
0
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Career
15
5
24
10
14
0.0
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0

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    http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/20121002asu-mike-pennel-suspended-indefinitely.html
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