BIOGRAPHY
Mike Purcell was born April 20, 1991, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He is a nose tackle in the NFL. Purcell played 42 games (36 starts) at the University of Wyoming and totaled 197 tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in his four-year career. He earned first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors as a senior after recording 83 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. Purcell was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2013. He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2013.
On January 22, 2014, Purcell signed a reserve/future contract with San Francisco, before being signed to the team's practice squad on August 31, 2014. On December 19, 2014, Purcell was promoted to the active roster after Ray McDonald's release on December 17, 2014. On May 3, 2017, Purcell was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams. He was released on September 2, 2017. On September 19, 2017, Purcell was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad. He was released on October 6, 2017. On October 10, 2017, Purcell was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad. He was released on October 16, 2017. On October 25, 2017, Purcell was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad but was released the next day. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 7, 2017. He was released on November 22, 2017. On November 28, 2017, Purcell was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad.
He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 10, 2018. He was released on May 1, 2018. He was re-signed by the Chiefs on July 27, 2018. He was released again on September 1, 2018. He signed with the Denver Broncos in 2019.
