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| Date of birth: | November 28, 1978 |
| Place of birth: |  Lakeland, Florida |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Wide receiver |
| Jersey №: | 84 |
| College: | UCLA |
| NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick 25 |
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| 2001–2004 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Freddie Lee Mitchell (born November 28, 1978 in Lakeland, Florida) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who most recently played for the Philadelphia Eagles. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Lakeland is a City in Polk County Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 2001 National Football League Draft, took place on April 21 and April 22 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Lakeland is a City in Polk County Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a 1st round draft pick in the 2001 NFL Draft out of UCLA. The 2001 National Football League Draft, took place on April 21 and April 22 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United
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College career
Mitchell was a political science major at UCLA. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United In addition to playing football for the Bruins, he also played baseball where he was teammates with future Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley. The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California Los Angeles (UCLA The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Chase Cameron Utley (ˈʌtli is a Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He introduced him to his future wife, Jennifer Cooper[1].
Mitchell, even then, was eager for attention. He played dumb in a Jay Leno man on the street interview about U.S. Presidents. James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host Vox populi, a Latin phrase that literally means voice of the people, is a term often used in Broadcasting for Interviews of members The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Mitchell knew that if he purposely got the answers wrong, he would be more likely to be shown on The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running So Mitchell, a political science and history student, pretended to say that Benjamin Franklin was the first President when asked to name him[2][3]. Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
Pro football career
Freddie Mitchell came to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2001 as a first round pick. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was picked before Reggie Wayne, Chad Johnson, and Steve Smith. Reginald DeVincey Wayne (born November 17, 1978 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American football Wide receiver who currently plays Stevonne Latrall Smith (born May 12, 1979 in Lynwood California) is an American football Wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers Difficulty in learning the complex Philadelphia playbook limited him in the first season. The Eagles hoped Mitchell would break out in 2002 but, instead, he only caught twelve passes for 105 yards over the whole season. It was after this dismal performance, despite having the benefit of Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb passing to him, that the utterings of "bust" first began to be heard. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25 1976 in Chicago Illinois) is an American football Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the In spite of his failures, Mitchell remained as bombastic as ever.
He showed some signs of promise in the 2003 season, during which he demonstrated a knack for gaining first downs (23 of his 35 receptions went for first downs) and caught his second and third career touchdown passes. Perhaps Freddie's biggest on-field contribution came on January 11, 2004, in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Green Bay Packers. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Late in the game, with the Eagles losing by three points and facing a 4th and 26 situation, Mitchell caught a 28 yard pass for a first down. 4th and 26 (for fourth down and 26 yards to go is the nickname given to a famous play that occurred during the 2003-04 playoffs of the National Football League. The Eagles would tie the score on the same drive, and eventually won the game in overtime.
With the Eagles' acquisition of wide receiver Terrell Owens, Mitchell's production dipped slightly in 2004, when he had 22 receptions. Terrell Eldorado Owens (ˈtɛɹl̩ (born December 7, 1973) is an American football Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the During this time, he began to openly voice his frustration over the limited role he continued to play in the Eagles' offense. His most notable catch of the season was a 60-yard reception during the Eagles' November 15, 2004, Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National This catch is remembered primarily for the manner in which McNabb extended the play by eluding the Cowboys' pass rush for 14. 1 seconds before eventually throwing to Mitchell.
Super Bowl controversy
The Eagles finished 13-3 and earned a trip to Super Bowl XXXIX, where they were to play the AFC Champion New England Patriots. Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston During the week leading up to the game, Mitchell sat for a short ESPN interview conducted by Dan Patrick. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956) better known as Dan Patrick, is an American Sportscaster from Mason Ohio who Asked to identify the members of the Patriots' secondary, Mitchell claimed he didn't know them by name, only by number, and then deliberately stated each of their numbers incorrectly. He finished by saying that he knew #37 was Rodney Harrison and that he had "something for him. Rodney Scott Harrison (born December 15, 1972 in Markham Illinois) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots " Harrison responded with several insults, including an observation that Mitchell "really talks big for a first round bust". Others members of the Patriots took exception to the comments as well. Normally tight-lipped coach Bill Belichick later said of Mitchell, "[a]ll he does is talk. William Stephen Belichick (born April 16, 1952 in Nashville Tennessee) is the American football head coach for the New England Patriots He's terrible, and you can print that. I was happy when he was in the game. "[4]
However, after the Super Bowl, he continued to sound off in interviews where he criticized McNabb, Owens, and the New England Patriots as well as their head coach, Bill Belichick, saying that the way they reacted reminded him of "little girls". William Stephen Belichick (born April 16, 1952 in Nashville Tennessee) is the American football head coach for the New England Patriots He said that the Eagles would beat them 8 out of 10 times, that Owens took away from his opportunities that season, and referred that McNabb and himself didn't have any chemistry on the field.
Football career after Philadelphia
After being released from the Eagles on May 5, 2005, Mitchell then signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, who subsequently released him September 3, 2005. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On August 6, 2006 Mitchell worked out for the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas did not make a contract offer. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Mitchell tried out for the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday, October 11, 2006. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Most recently, Mitchell worked out for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL on February 11, 2007[5]. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
According to sports blog Deadspin on November 27, 2006, Mitchell served as a substitute teacher at Mishawaka High School in Mishawaka, Indiana[6]. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of Deadspin is a sports website owned by Gawker Media that claims to deliver sports "without access favor or discretion Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mishawaka (ˌmɪʃəˈwɑːkə is a city on the St Joseph river and a Twin city of South Bend in St
According to The Baltimore Sun newspaper, Mitchell worked out for the Baltimore Ravens on May 29, 2008.
Mitchell and the media
In an effort to apparently garner media attention, Mitchell tried to bestow upon himself several nicknames. These include, The People's Champ (of which he had a belt, similar to the World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE's championship belts, made), The Sultan of Slot, First Down Freddie, Fourth Down Freddie, Hollywood, 4th and 26 Freddie, and FredEx (claiming he "always delivers", a nickname shared with Freddy Sanchez). World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, First Down redirects here For the Prison Break episode see First Down (Prison Break episode. Frederick Phillip "Freddy" Sanchez Jr (born December 21, 1977 in Hollywood California) is an Infielder in Major League Baseball
He has also appeared at a press conference wearing oven mitts to protect his hands. At the press conference he said "I'd like to thank God for giving me these hands. "
References
- ^ http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/16583997.htm
- ^ Mitchell on receiving end - Sport - Times Online
- ^ The Billiken's Bluff
- ^ Michael Silver, "Burress full of confidence, not trash", Yahoo! Sports, January 30, 2008, http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AilSI6LAei..QLw_nH1vous5nYcB?slug=ms-burresstalks013008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
- ^ Story | Regina Leader Post
- ^ Nfl: In Case You Were Wondering What Freddie Mitchell Has Been Up To Lately
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