After playing the first 10 games of the Packers' season he was placed on the taxi squad and rookie Tim Webster replaced him for the last 4 games of the season. 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.
Following his first 10 games with the Packers, he was placed on the taxi squad while rookie Tim Webster played in the final four games. In 1972, Michaels was listed behind rookies Tim Webster and Chester Marcol on the preseason depth chart but did not report to training camp, leading to being waived by the team.