Michael Niese

lifecycle: veteran — 1 NFL regular-season line(s) 2024–2024 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20

Not yet available · No 2026 season total is reported for this player in the source snapshot checked 2026-09-21T12:41:10.233Z. Missing statistics are not zero. Earlier seasons remain in NFL by year. (asOf 2026-09-21T12:41:10.233Z)

• Signed through2026Over The Cap · 2026-08-30
• APY$1,075,000Over The Cap · 2026-09-09
• Cap hit$1,075,000Over The Cap · 2026-08-30
• Free agency2027 · RFAOver The Cap · 2026-08-30

Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)

1. 2024 · DET · G · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolvedstat row carries no counting column at this position

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

• Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-13 · DET at CINIn the official book without an individual stat line.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-13
• Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-22 · WAS at DETIn the official book without an individual stat line.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-22
• Preseason week 3 · 2026-08-29 · DET at INDDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-29

Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists

1. 2020 · Temple · defensive2 tkl · 0 sackHC Rod CareyCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15

Searched — none · searched nflverse draft_picks 1980–2026 (12927 rows) by gsis_id 00-0037385: no pick row — undrafted (the ledger carries every selection since 1980) (asOf 2026-09-20)

Searched — none · searched nflverse combine 2000–2026 (8968 rows) by pfr_id NiesMi00: no recorded combine row in the covered dataset; invitation status is not established (a pro-day-only workout is not in this table and stays unknown) (asOf 2026-09-20)

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

• 2026-08-30 · DETThe Detroit Lions waive (injured) OL Michael Niese.
• 2026-01-05 · DETThe Detroit Lions re-sign OL Michael Niese, RB Jacob Saylors and CB Nick Whiteside.

window 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19

filings in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing); pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source

Source not provisioned · nflverse draft_picks 1980–2026 carries drafted players only; no pick row for gsis_id 00-0037385 (undrafted or pre-1980). Honors for undrafted players are not on a provisioned source — a bounded search, not a true negative Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)