Mickey Pimentel
Encyclopedia
Mickey Pimentel is an American football
linebacker
for the Atlanta Falcons
of the National Football League
. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
at California
.
Pimentel has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs
.
in San Diego, California and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he led his team to the League Championship and was named the South Bay League's Defensive Player of the Year. In basketball, as a senior, he was named the South Bay League Player of the Year.
contract with the National Football League
Carolina Panthers
in May, 2007. He was waived on September 1, 2007.http://www.panthers.com/Common/Article.aspx?id=23736
a day after linebacker
Robert James
was waived/injured.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
for the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at California
California Golden Bears football
The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...
.
Pimentel has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
.
Early years
Pimentel attended Marian Catholic High SchoolMater Dei Catholic High School (Chula Vista, California)
Mater Dei Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chula Vista, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Mater Dei Catholic replaced its former school, Marian Catholic High School, in September 2007. The rebuilding/renaming came as a result of...
in San Diego, California and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he led his team to the League Championship and was named the South Bay League's Defensive Player of the Year. In basketball, as a senior, he was named the South Bay League Player of the Year.
Carolina Panthers
Pimentel signed a free agentFree agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
contract with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
in May, 2007. He was waived on September 1, 2007.http://www.panthers.com/Common/Article.aspx?id=23736
Kansas City Chiefs
Pimentel remained unsigned until December 12, when he was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. He was waived by the team on May 7, 2008.Atlanta Falcons
On August 6, 2008, Pimentel was signed by the Atlanta FalconsAtlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
a day after linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Robert James
Robert James (linebacker)
Robert William James is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State....
was waived/injured.