Fontel Mines
| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Tight end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 26, 1985 | |
| Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Virginia | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Chicago Bears | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
| Receptions | 0 |
| Receiving yards | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Fontel Mines (born February 26, 1985 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American Football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Virginia.
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[edit] Early years
Mines attended Hermitage High School in Richmond, Virginia and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was a first-team Group AAA All-state selection and made 37 receptions for 674 yards and ten touchdowns.[1]
[edit] College career
Mines played collegiately at the University of Virginia. He played in 42 games, starting 20. He had 68 career receptions for 737 yards and 5 touchdowns.[1]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Chicago Bears
Mines was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad on September 2, 2007.[2] They signed him to the active roster on December 26, 2007.
After spending the 2008 season on the Bears' practice squad, Mines was re-signed to a future contract on December 29, 2008. He was waived/injured on August 25 and subsequently reverted to injured reserve.
Mines was waived by the Bears on March 1, 2010.
