Mike Humpal

Mike Humpal
No. 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	February 17, 1985 (age 39); New Hampton, Iowa, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	New Hampton (IA)
College:	Iowa
NFL draft:	2008 / round: 6 / pick: 188
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (2008);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLIII); Second-team All-Big Ten (2007);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Humpal (born February 17, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.^[1] He was part of the Steelers' victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. He played college football at Iowa.

Early life

Humpal was born in New Hampton, Iowa to Reggie and Nancy Humpal. He attended New Hampton High School, where he was an Elite-Team All-State player in football, 2-time state wrestling champion and 2-time state runner-up 110 meter high hurdler and 5th place state discus thrower in track and field.^[2]

College career

He recorded 49 tackles in 2006 as a junior, and had a breakout senior season (2007) recording 123 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, and 3 interceptions.

Professional career

Humpal was injured when the Steelers cut him, and no teams signed him, he was once again picked up by the Steelers and placed on Injured reserve.^[3] He played college football at Iowa.

On February 26, 2009, Humpal was released by the Steelers.

Post-football career

As a second career after football, he graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic and currently practices as Michael J Humpal, DC in North Liberty, IA at Humpal Chiropractic.^[4]

References

^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
^ Sullivan, Jim (November 7, 2002). "Oelwein's high-flying offense downs No. 7 New Hampton". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ Bouchette, Ed (September 7, 2008). "Humpal is back". Ed Bouchette on the Steelers: Team likely to rue offseason. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
^ (October 2017) Humpal Chiropractic, LLC