ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ lˈɪstᵻd bᵻhˌaɪnd wˈɛbstɚ ænd ɹˈʊki tʃˈɛstɚ mˈɑːɹkɑːl ɔnðə pˈækɚz pɹɪsˈiːzən dˈɛpθ tʃˈɑːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, mˈaɪkəlz dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ðə pˈækɚz tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˈæmp ænd ðə tˈiːm wˈeɪvd hˌɪm.
After being listed behind Webster and rookie Chester Marcol on the Packers' preseason depth chart in 1972, Michaels did not report the Packers' training camp and the team waived him.