Jeff Mitchell
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| Date of birth: January 29, 1974 | |
| Place of birth: Dallas, Texas | |
| High School: Countryside High School Clearwater, Florida |
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| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 300 lb (136 kg) |
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| College: University of Florida | |
| NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 5 / Pick: 134 | |
| Debuted in 1998 for the Baltimore Ravens | |
| Last played in 2005 for the Carolina Panthers | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2005 | |
| Games played | 119 |
| Games started | 118 |
| Fumbles recovered | 2 |
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Jeffrey Clay Mitchell (born January 29, 1974) is a former American college and professional player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Mitchell played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Baltimore Ravens and the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.
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[edit] Early years
Mitchell was born in Dallas, Texas in 1974.[1] He attended Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida,[2] and played defensive tackle for the Countryside Cougars high school football team. Mitchell set a school career record with seventeen quarterback sacks and earned an honorable mention from USA Today, garnered All-State Class 5A first-team honors,[3] and was named the Pinellas County Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player as a senior[citation needed]. Mitchell was named the county player of the year by the Tampa Tribune and All-Suncoast Defensive Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times.[citation needed]
[edit] College career
Mitchell received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1992 to 1996.[4] As a true freshman in 1992, the Gators coaching staff decided to red-shirt him. During his four seasons as a Gator, Mitchell was a starter for three seasons and the Gators won four consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles in 1993 through 1996 and the Bowl Alliance national championship in 1996.[3] Mitchell earned academic honors for four consecutive seasons.[4] As a senior team captain in 1996, he started eight games at center for the Gators' offense that averaged 503.9 yards per game.[5]
[edit] Professional career
The Baltimore Ravens selected Mitchell in the fifth round (134th pick overall) in the 1997 NFL Draft,[6] and he played for the Ravens for four seasons from 1997 to 2000.[7] He saw no action as a rookie in 1997, but became a regular starter in 1998.[1] Mitchell earned a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000, starting at center for the Ravens in their defeat of the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.[8]
Mitchell was the veteran anchor on the Carolina offensive line for five years, from 2001 to 2005.[7] He led the Panthers offensive line that allowed only twenty-six sacks in 2003, a team record for fewest sacks allowed in a season, and helped Panthers rush for a team-record 2,091 yards, including a team-individual mark of 1,444 yards by Stephen Davis. Mitchell joined Jordan Gross as the only Panthers offensive linemen to start every game in 2004.[9]
Mitchell was a starter in 118 of 119 regular season NFL contests in which he appeared during his eight-year professional football career.[1]
[edit] See also
- Florida Gators
- Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
- List of Carolina Panthers players
- List of Florida Gators football players
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Jeff Mitchell. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Jeff Mitchell. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "Today's Game Has a Definite Florida Flavor," The Ledger, p. C1 (January 1, 2001). Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- ^ a b 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88, 97, 99, 125, 184 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "Surgery ends Mitchell's Gator career," Ocala Star-Banner, p. 4D (November 27, 1996). Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1997 National Football League Draft. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Jeff Mitchell. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Baltimore Ravens 34 vs. New York Giants 7. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, 2004 Carolina Panthers. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
[edit] Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196x.
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