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Template:NFLretired Brian Keith Mitchell (born August 18, 1968) is a former American football running back and return specialist in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southwestern Louisiana where he was a quarterback.

Mitchell also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. He is currently second on the NFL's all-time list in total yardage with 23,330 yards. His 13 special teams touchdowns are also an NFL record. His nine punt return touchdowns are second behind Eric Metcalf (10).

Early years

Mitchell was born in Fort Polk, Louisiana.

College career

Mitchell attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), where he played quarterback.

At Southwestern Louisiana, Mitchell became the first player in NCAA history to pass for more than 5,000 yards (5,447) and rush for more than 3,000 yards (3,335). He also held the NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (47). As a senior, he rushed for 1,311 yards and passed for 1,966 yards while accounting for 25 touchdowns (six passing, 19 rushing). Yet, in his college career, he never returned a punt or a kickoff in college.^[1]

Professional career

Mitchell was selected in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.

Washington Redskins

As a rookie, during a Monday Night Football game that came to be known as "The Body Bag Game", Mitchell had to be subbed in as quarterback after the Philadelphia Eagles knocked the Redskins' starting and backup quarterbacks out of the game. Mitchell went 3-for-5 for 40 yards passing.

During his second season with the Redskins, Mitchell led the NFL in punt return yards (600) and punt return touchdowns (two), helping his team to an appearance in Super Bowl XXVI, where Washington defeated the Buffalo Bills 37-24.

Mitchell continued to play for the Redskins until 1999, leading the NFL in punt return average(14.1) and touchdowns (two) in 1994, and making a Pro Bowl selection in 1995 .He also led the league in combined yards every season from 1994 through 1996, and again in 1998. He is one of only two players to lead the league in that statistical category at least four times. The other is Hall of Famer Jim Brown, who did it five times.^[1]

Later career

Mitchell signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2000, and played for them until 2002.

In 2002, Mitchell was one of only two players to be ranked in the top seven in both kickoff returns and punt returns (the other being Michael Lewis of the New Orleans Saints). He was the only player in the NFC to be ranked in the top three in both categories. Mitchell was second in the NFC and third in the NFL with a career-high 27.0-yard average on 43 kickoff returns.^[1] Mitchell was also third in the NFC and seventh in the NFL with a 12.3-yard punt return average on 46 punts. He returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers on November 25. It was Mitchell's 13th career kick returned for a touchdown, breaking a tie with Eric Metcalf and ranking Mitchell first in the record book. That week, he also set a record for kick return yards in a single game with 206 yards on six kick returns.^[1]

He then signed with the New York Giants for the 2003 season.^[1] However, after the season, he was released before the 2004 season. He then re-signed to a one day contract with the Washington Redskins, allowing him to retire a Redskin.

Legacy

Mitchell is the NFL's second all-time leader in total yardage (23,330), thanks in large part to his 14,014 yards from kickoff returns and his 4,999 punt return yards. Both are NFL records. He also rushed for 1,967 yards on 388 carries (avg. 5.1 rushing yards), caught 255 passes for 2,336 yards, recovered 20 fumbles for 14 return yards, and scored 29 touchdowns (four kickoff returns, nine punt returns, 12 rushing, and four receiving). His 13 special teams touchdowns are also an NFL record. His nine punt return touchdowns are second behind Eric Metcalf (10).

He is also one of only four players to record four seasons of over 2,000 total yards, (the others being Marshall Faulk, Dante Hall and Tiki Barber) and missed out on a fifth by only five yards.^{[citation needed]}

Life after football

On television

Since retiring, Mitchell has been a TV and radio host and analyst for a variety of outlets. On TV, he is currently the NFL analyst for WUSA-TV in Washington D.C., where he co-hosts the station's Sunday night wrap-up program entitled "Sports Plus. Previously, he was a co-host of Redskins Post Game Live on Comcast SportsNet in Washington, D.C.

On radio

On radio, Mitchell was the host of The Brian Mitchell show on WTEM, located in Rockville, Maryland, until the show ended on April 27, 2007 because of program lineup changes. He then moved to The John Thompson Show as co-host. He also runs the Brian Mitchell Football Camp throughout Virginia.

Personal life

Mitchell has four children with his wife Monica.^[1] He founded the Brian Mitchell Foundation in 2001 to help disadvantaged children in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and his hometown of Plaquemine, Louisiana.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Eisen, Michael (March 3, 2003). "Giants Sign Return Specialist Brian Mitchell". Giants.com. Retrieved November 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

External links

[Giants-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Eisen, Michael (March 3, 2003). "Giants Sign Return Specialist Brian Mitchell". Giants.com. Retrieved November 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

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-'''Brian Keith Mitchell''' (born August 18, 1968 in [[Fort Polk, Louisiana|Fort Polk]], [[Louisiana]]) is a former [[American football]] player who played [[running back]] for the [[Washington Redskins]] (1990-1999), and later the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (2000-2002) and [[New York Giants]] (2003).
+'''Brian Keith Mitchell''' (born August 18, 1968) is a former [[American football]] [[running back]] and [[return specialist]] in the [[National Football League]]. He was originally [[NFL Draft|drafted]] by the [[Washington Redskins]] in the fifth round (130th overall) of the [[1990 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette|Southwestern Louisiana]] where he was a [[quarterback]].
-Mitchell was well known as a kick returner, and is the NFL's second all time leader in total yardage (23,330), thanks in large part to his 14,014 yards from kickoff returns and his 4,999 punt return yards.  Both are NFL records.  He also rushed for 1,967 yards on 388 carries (avg. 5.1 rushing yards), caught 255 passes for 2,336 yards, recovered 20 fumbles for 14 return yards, and scored 29 touchdowns (four kickoff returns, nine punt returns, 12 rushing, and four receiving).  His 13 special teams touchdowns are also an NFL record.  His nine punt return touchdowns are second behind [[Eric Metcalf]] (ten).  He is also one of only four players to record four seasons of over 2,000 total yards, (the others being [[Marshall Faulk]], [[Dante Hall]] and [[Tiki Barber]]) and missed out on a fifth by only five yards.
+Mitchell also played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[New York Giants]]. He is currently second on the NFL's all-time list in total yardage with 23,330 yards. His 13 special teams [[touchdown]]s are also an NFL record. His nine punt return touchdowns are second behind [[Eric Metcalf]] (10).
+==Early years==
-Mitchell played [[college football]] at the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette|University of Southwestern Louisiana]] (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), where he played [[quarterback]], and was [[NFL draft|drafted]] by Washington in the fifth round of the [[1990 NFL Draft]] for special teams.
+Mitchell was born in [[Fort Polk, Louisiana]].
+==College career==
-During his rookie season in a [[Monday Night Football]] game that came to be known as "[[The Body Bag Game]]", Mitchell subbed in as quarterback after the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] knocked the Redskins' starting and backup quarterbacks out of the game.  Mitchell went 3 for 5 for 40 yards passing.
+Mitchell attended the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette|University of Southwestern Louisiana]] (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), where he played [[quarterback]].
+At Southwestern Louisiana, Mitchell became the first player in [[NCAA]] history to pass for more than 5,000 yards (5,447) and rush for more than 3,000 yards (3,335). He also held the NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (47). As a senior, he rushed for 1,311 yards and passed for 1,966 yards while accounting for 25 touchdowns (six passing, 19 rushing). Yet, in his college career, he never returned a punt or a kickoff in college.<ref name="Giants">{{cite web |url=http://www.giants.com/news/headlines/story.asp?story_id=288 |title=Giants Sign Return Specialist Brian Mitchell |last=Eisen |first=Michael |work=Giants.com |date=[[March 3]], [[2003]] |accessdate=[[November 23]], [[2009]]}}</ref>
-In his second season with the Redskins, Mitchell led the NFL in punt return yards (600) and punt return touchdowns (two), assisting his team to a championship appearance in [[Super Bowl XXVI]], where Washington defeated the [[Buffalo Bills]] 37-24.  Mitchell continued to play for the Redskins until 1999, leading the NFL in punt return average(14.1) and touchdowns (two) in 1994, and making a [[Pro Bowl]] selection in 1995.  In 2000, he joined the Eagles and played for them until 2002.  After spending the 2003 season with New York, he was released by the Giants before the 2004 season.  He then re-signed to a one day contract for the Washington Redskins, thus ending his stellar NFL career.
+==Professional career==
-Since retiring, Mitchell has been a TV and radio host and analyst for a variety of outlets.  On TV, he is currently the NFL analyst for WUSA-TV in Washington, where he co-hosts the station's Sunday night wrap-up program entitled "Sports Plus".  Previously, he was a co-host of ''Redskins Post Game Live'' on [[Comcast SportsNet]] in Washington, DC.  On radio, Mitchell was the host of ''The Brian Mitchell'' show on [[WTEM]], located in [[Rockville, Maryland]], until the show ended on [[April 27]], [[2007]] because of program lineup changes.  He moved to ''The [[John Thompson (basketball)|John Thompson]] Show'' as co-host. He also runs the Brian Mitchell Football Camp throughout Virginia.
+Mitchell was [[NFL draft|selected]] in the [[1990 NFL Draft#Round five|fifth round (130th overall)]] of the [[1990 NFL Draft]] by the [[Washington Redskins]].
+===Washington Redskins===
+As a [[rookie]], during a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game that came to be known as "[[The Body Bag Game]]", Mitchell had to be subbed in as quarterback after the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] knocked the Redskins' starting and backup quarterbacks out of the game. Mitchell went 3-for-5 for 40 yards passing.
+During his second season with the Redskins, Mitchell led the NFL in punt return yards (600) and punt return touchdowns (two), helping his team to an appearance in [[Super Bowl XXVI]], where Washington defeated the [[Buffalo Bills]] 37-24.
+Mitchell continued to play for the Redskins until 1999, leading the NFL in punt return average(14.1) and touchdowns (two) in 1994, and making a [[Pro Bowl]] selection in 1995 .He also led the league in combined yards every season from 1994 through 1996, and again in 1998. He is one of only two players to lead the league in that statistical category at least four times. The other is [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Jim Brown]], who did it five times.<ref name="Giants" />
+===Later career===
+Mitchell signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2000, and played for them until 2002.
+In 2002, Mitchell was one of only two players to be ranked in the top seven in both kickoff returns and punt returns (the other being [[Michael Lewis]] of the [[New Orleans Saints]]). He was the only player in the NFC to be ranked in the top three in both categories. Mitchell was second in the NFC and third in the NFL with a career-high 27.0-yard average on 43 kickoff returns.<ref name="Giants" /> Mitchell was also third in the NFC and seventh in the NFL with a 12.3-yard punt return average on 46 punts. He returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown against the [[San Francisco 49ers]] on November 25. It was Mitchell's 13th career kick returned for a touchdown, breaking a tie with [[Eric Metcalf]] and ranking Mitchell first in the record book. That week, he also set a record for kick return yards in a single game with 206 yards on six kick returns.<ref name="Giants" />
+He then signed with the [[New York Giants]] for the 2003 season.<ref name="Giants" /> However, after the season, he was released before the 2004 season. He then re-signed to a one day contract with the Washington Redskins, allowing him to retire a Redskin.
+==Legacy==
+Mitchell is the NFL's second all-time leader in total yardage (23,330), thanks in large part to his 14,014 yards from kickoff returns and his 4,999 punt return yards. Both are NFL records. He also rushed for 1,967 yards on 388 carries (avg. 5.1 rushing yards), caught 255 passes for 2,336 yards, recovered 20 fumbles for 14 return yards, and scored 29 touchdowns (four kickoff returns, nine punt returns, 12 rushing, and four receiving). His 13 special teams touchdowns are also an NFL record. His nine punt return touchdowns are second behind [[Eric Metcalf]] (10).
+He is also one of only four players to record four seasons of over 2,000 total yards, (the others being [[Marshall Faulk]], [[Dante Hall]] and [[Tiki Barber]]) and missed out on a fifth by only five yards.{{fact|date=November 2009}}
+==Life after football==
+===On television===
+Since retiring, Mitchell has been a TV and radio host and analyst for a variety of outlets. On TV, he is currently the NFL analyst for [[WUSA]]-TV in [[Washington D.C.]], where he co-hosts the station's Sunday night wrap-up program entitled ''"Sports Plus''. Previously, he was a co-host of ''Redskins Post Game Live'' on [[Comcast SportsNet]] in Washington, D.C.
+===On radio===
+On radio, Mitchell was the host of ''The Brian Mitchell'' show on [[WTEM]], located in [[Rockville, Maryland]], until the show ended on [[April 27]], [[2007]] because of program lineup changes. He then moved to ''The [[John Thompson (basketball)|John Thompson]] Show'' as co-host. He also runs the Brian Mitchell Football Camp throughout [[Virginia]].
+==Personal life==
+Mitchell has four children with his wife Monica.<ref name="Giants" /> He founded the Brian Mitchell Foundation in 2001 to help disadvantaged children in [[Philadelphia]], Washington, D.C. and his hometown of [[Plaquemine, Louisiana]].<ref name="Giants" />
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.nfl.com/players/brianmitchell/profile?id=MIT134688 NFL.com bio]
+* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/content?playerId=102 ESPN.com profile]
+* [http://brianmitchellfoundation.org/ Brian Mitchell Foundation]
-*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/content?playerId=102 ESPN.com profile]
-*[http://www.bluediamondlifestyle.com/celebrity_bio_brianMitchell.php Celebrity Profile]
-*[http://brianmitchellfoundation.org/ Brian Mitchell Foundation]
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