Kawika Mitchell
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 10, 1979 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Winter Springs, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Winter Park (FL) Lake Howell | ||||||||
| College: | South Florida | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 487 |
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| Sacks: | 12.0 |
| Interceptions: | 6 |
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Kawika Uilani Mitchell (born October 10, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of South Florida and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round in the 2003 NFL Draft. Mitchell also played for the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills and New Orleans Saints.
Mitchell attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida, and as a senior, he was named Class 6A player of the year as well as a first team All-Florida pick and finished his senior season with 110 tackles on defense, and 41 rushing attempts for 225 yards with an average of 5.5 yards, and five touchdowns on offense. In middle school he played Pop Warner Football for the Eagles, where he carried an underweight second string defensive lineman, Brian Schoenbaum, on his back 70 yards into the end zone during practice.
Kawika Mitchell started his college football career with the University of Georgia, but transferred to the South Florida Bulls after his freshman year. During his career he made 367 tackles, a school record, and he was nominated for the Butkus Award as a junior and senior.
On March 26, 2007, he agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with the New York Giants. Although he had played all of his career at middle linebacker, he won the weak side linebacker spot from Gerris Wilkinson and started the 2007 season alongside Giants Pro Bowl MLB Antonio Pierce and recently converted strong side LB Mathias Kiwanuka. After Kiwanuka fractured his fibula in the tenth week of the season, Reggie Torbor moved into the starting lineup with Mitchell and Pierce. Mitchell struggled in season-opening losses to the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. His play rapidly improved thereafter, and he made game-changing plays in critical wins over the Washington Redskins in week 3 and the Buffalo Bills in week 16. Mitchell suffered a knee sprain in the season finale against the undefeated New England Patriots, but came back to register the first of five sacks for the Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
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