On Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs announced the return of defensive tackle Mike Pennel via their official X account.
We like Mike.
Welcome back, @TheBeastPennel! pic.twitter.com/gJo1IlQ5No
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) March 24, 2025
Pennel, 33, entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of CSU Pueblo following the conclusion of the 2014 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-4, 330-pound defensive tackle was a key addition for the Chiefs midway through the 2019 season as the team defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.
Pennel left the club in 2021 to join the Chicago Bears, and he bounced from the Bears to the Atlanta Falcons and back to the Bears before landing with the Chiefs for his second stint in October of 2023. In Kansas City’s four playoff games, Pennel recorded 12 tackles, including six in the team’s Super Bowl LVIII win over the 49ers.
The run-stuffer appeared in all 17 games for the Chiefs in 2024, playing 30% of the snaps. Pennel rounds out a Kansas City defensive line room that recently added defensive tackle Jerry Tillery and brought back defensive lineman Charles Omenihu.
