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An NFL veteran has reportedly been considered a person of interest in the possible homicide of a woman in the Dominican Republic.
The body of Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche was found on property owned by Mike Pennel, who won two Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs, after she disappeared in 2021.
Guzmán was declared missing on September 13, 2021, after not having heard from him since eight days before. His body was found on the property, which Pennel sold last year, in January while a worker was digging a trench, ESPN reported. The ESPN report cited anonymous sources close to the investigation.
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Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel Jr. runs on the field before Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on February 11, 2024. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
The house is in a gated community in Sosúa, on the north coast of the country.
Pennel denied any involvement in a text message sent to ESPN.
“This is not a story. I am not legally involved. This is fake news. I advise you to talk to my agent/lawyer… before writing a false story. Damaging my reputation,” he wrote to the outlet.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel Jr. plays against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 9, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
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Pennel played for both the Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals last season. It marked his third stint with Kansas City.
The defensive lineman has been suspended by the NFL three times for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, two of which occurred in 2016. He was also sued in 2024 by Dwayne Haskins’ widow, who accused him of defrauding her of $275,000 in a dog breeding business in the Dominican Republic.
The 34-year-old played college baseball at Scottsdale Community College, Arizona State and CSU Pueblo, and went undrafted in 2014.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel Jr. celebrates after stopping a two-point conversion during the first half of the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 26, 2025. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
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However, the Green Bay Packers took a chance and he turned it into a 12-year career with five teams, including the New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons. He was also on the practice squads of the New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears.
He is currently a free agent.
