Mike Pennel Jr., the former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman and two-time Super Bowl champion, is at the center of a homicide investigation in the Dominican Republic after a new ESPN report found that witnesses told police in 2021 he had an ongoing relationship with a woman whose body was later found on land he owned. The report directly contradicts Pennel's repeated denials, and even his own attorney now says he expects Pennel to be charged.

Mike Pennel signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 15, 2021, just two days after the woman was reported missing and the investigation began.

Mike Pennel Jr., the former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman and two-time Super Bowl champion, is at the center of a homicide investigation in the Dominican Republic after a…