Mike Pennel's Prepared to Keep Climbing

Huge DT Will Hit the Manitou Incline for 5 Weeks to Prepare Him for His First Jets Training Camp

There's not a whole lot in Mike Pennel's short NFL résumé that suggests he could be on the verge of a career breakout. He was an undrafted free agent by Green Bay in 2014, had five starts in three Packers seasons, was hit with a pair of NFL suspensions in 2016, and was released by the Pack in March.

But the Jets were interested enough to acquire the burly nose tackle on waivers, and there was some buzz among Green & White faithful at his arrival.

Then last week head coach Todd Bowles added his name to the list of offseason admirers.

"Mike's a big man," Bowles said of the 6'4", 332-pounder. "He's had…