// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Mel Mitchell? A mel-odious person, I'm sure, but that's a pretty corny name, isn't it?
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| Position | Safety | ||||
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| Born | February 10, 1979 Rockledge, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Rockledge | ||||
| College | Western Kentucky | ||||
| NFL draft | 2002: 5th round, 150th overall pick | ||||
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Mel Mitchell III (born February 10, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft.[1]
Mitchell also played for the New England Patriots.
College career
[edit]At Western Kentucky University, Mitchell started all 36 games and totaling 288 tackles, seven interceptions, 1.5 sacks, 21 passes defensed, and returned 20 kickoffs. He majored in physical education.
References
[edit]- ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Rockledge, Florida
- Players of American football from Brevard County, Florida
- American football safeties
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football players
- New Orleans Saints players
- New England Patriots players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen