Mike Mitchell (safety)
Mitchell with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015
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| No. 23 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Free safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 10, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Thomas, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Ft. Thomas (KY) Highlands | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 433 |
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| Sacks: | 7.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 7 |
| Pass deflections: | 39 |
| Interceptions: | 10 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Michael Mitchell (born June 10, 1987) is an American football free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio.
Mitchell attended Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky for his first three years. He lettered as a sophomore and junior before transferring to Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Ky., where he lettered one, and earned Kentucky All-Star honors, in addition to being selected honorable mention All-State as a senior. That year, he led the team to the state title, recording 87 tackles with three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, returning one for a touchdown.
Mitchell began attending Ohio University in 2005 to play football for first year coach Frank Solich. He began the season on the bench but would eventually earn his first career start the second game against Pittsburgh. On October 8, he made his first tackle in a game against Bowling Green and end the game with 5 altogether and one for a loss. Ohio would play Toledo in week 10 and Mitchell would rack up a career-high 8 tackles and force a fumble. He would finish his freshman season with a total of 21 tackles, 2 pass deflections, and a forced fumble for an Ohio team that would end the season at 4-7.
He would return in 2006 for his second season and begin the season as a back-up but would play in all 14 games. For week 6, Ohio would play Western Michigan and Mitchell would record a season-high 7 tackles in the 27-20 victory. The next week he would receive his first start at free safety against Illinois and would maintain the starting role the next 7 games. In a week 10 matchup against Eastern Michigan, he would make his first career interception in the fourth quarter that would lead to the game-winning touchdown. The Bobcats would play Central Michigan in the MAC Championship, with Mitchell shifting over to strong safety and ending the game with 6 tackles and an interception. After losing to Southern Mississippi, Mitchell would end his season with 55 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 2 interceptions, and a forced fumble.
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