
Mike Pennel
Interior Defensive Line
Career Earnings: $12,737,640
Career APY: $1,061,470
Total Guarantees: $5,670,400
Largest Cash Payment: $3,500,000 (2018)
Largest Cap Number: $2,833,333 (2018)
- Date of Birth: May 9, 1991
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 332
- College: Colorado State-Pueblo
- Entry: 2014 Undrafted Free Agent (Packers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | UDFA | Expired | 2014 | 3 | $1,533,500 | $511,167 | $3,500 | $1,252,315 | 81.7% | $417,438 |
| Jets | SFA | Expired | 2017 | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | 100.0% | $1,000,000 |
| Jets | UFA | Expired | 2018 | 3 | $10,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 33.3% | $3,500,000 |
| Patriots | UFA | Terminated | 2019 | 2 | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $805,000 | $805,000 | $0 | $473,529 | 58.8% | $473,529 |
| Chiefs | UFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $1,047,500 | $1,047,500 | $887,500 | $940,441 | 89.8% | $940,441 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Renegotiated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $0 | $836,111 | 77.8% | $836,111 |
| Bears | SFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Elevated | 2022 | 1 | $358,200 | $358,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Renegotiated | 2022 | 1 | $400,522 | $400,522 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $845,278 | 75.5% | $845,278 |
| Chiefs | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $289,800 | $289,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | Practice | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $322,966 | $322,966 | $0 | $322,966 | 100.0% | $322,966 |
| Chiefs | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $289,800 | $289,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | Practice | Elevated | 2023 | 1 | $289,800 | $289,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $1,377,500 | $1,377,500 | $383,400 | $1,377,500 | 100.0% | $1,377,500 |
| Chiefs | UFA | Terminated | 2025 | 1 | $1,422,500 | $1,422,500 | $396,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bengals | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $396,000 | $396,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bengals | Practice | Renegotiated | 2025 | 1 | $443,722 | $443,722 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bengals | SFA | Terminated | 2025 | 1 | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Chiefs | SFA | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 | $0 | $697,222 | 55.6% | $697,222 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 3 | $1,252,315 | $417,438 | $1,251,147 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Jets | 2 | $4,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $3,833,333 | 0.0% | $1,000,000 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 0 | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $600,000 | 0.0% |
| Chiefs | 5 | $3,979,158 | $795,832 | $3,282,982 | 0.0% | $396,000 | 0.0% |
| Bears | 1 | $970,278 | $970,278 | $845,278 | 0.0% | $101,389 | 0.0% |
| Falcons | 1 | $878,111 | $878,111 | $661,111 | 0.0% | $42,000 | 0.0% |
| Bengals | 0 | $557,778 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $457,778 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Packers | $420,000 | $1,166 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $421,166 | 0.3% | $423,500 | ||
| 2015 | Packers | $510,000 | $1,166 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $511,166 | 0.3% | $510,000 | ||
| 2016 | Packers | $600,000 | $1,168 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $318,815 | 0.2% | $318,815 | ||
| 2017 | Jets | $690,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $250,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | 0.6% | $1,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Jets | $1,500,000 | $833,333 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $2,833,333 | 1.5% | $3,500,000 | ||
| 2019 | Chiefs | $805,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $473,529 | 0.2% | $473,529 | ||
| 2020 | Chiefs | $910,000 | $137,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $799,265 | 0.4% | $940,441 | ||
| 2021 | Falcons | $1,075,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $661,111 | 0.4% | $836,111 | ||
| 2022 | Bears | $1,120,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $845,278 | 0.4% | $845,278 | ||
| 2023 | Chiefs | $289,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $285,466 | 0.1% | $322,966 | ||
| 2024 | Chiefs | $1,210,000 | $0 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | $383,400 | $1,152,500 | 0.5% | $1,377,500 | ||
| 2025 | Chiefs | $1,255,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $572,222 | 0.2% | $697,222 | ||
| Total | $10,384,800 | $974,333 | $677,500 | $250,000 | $50,000 | $3,133,400 | $9,873,851 | $11,245,362 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2014 | 13 | 2 | 15.7% | 18.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 27.4% | 12.9% | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 9.9% | 8.1% | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 27.2% | 26.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 32.0% | 18.1% | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 11.8% | 1.2% | 13 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 29.8% | 14.0% | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 21.4% | 5.2% | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 4.1% | 0.5% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 29.6% | 10.3% | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 29.0% | 11.0% | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |