Michael Pennel Jr., an NFL veteran defensive tackle who played last season for the Chiefs, is considered a person of interest in the investigation of the body of a missing woman in the Dominican Republic, according to a report from ESPN . The woman, missing since 2021, was discovered earlier this year on a property Pennel formerly owned. Two Dominican sources told ESPN that Pennel is a person of interest. Pennel’s attorney told the outlet that Pennel did not know the woman and was not in the country when she disappeared. Pennel, who played two seasons (2017, ’18) with the Jets , told ESPN that the story is “fake news.” Mike Pennel of the New York Jets in action against the Green Bay Packers on December 23, 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Getty Images “This isn’t a story. I’m not legally involved,” Pennel told ESPN in a text. “This is fake news being reported. I’d advise you to speak with my agent/lawyer … before writing a false story.…