The Indianapolis Colts today signed free agent safety Mike Mitchell. Mitchell, 6-1, 221 pounds, has played in 137 career games (84 starts) in his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2014-17), Carolina Panthers (2013) and Oakland Raiders (2009-2012) and has compiled 464 tackles (337 solo), 13.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, 41 passes defensed, 10 interceptions, […]
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Highlands Alum, Bengal Nuisance Mike Mitchell Tries Out for Bengals
Highlands alum and former Pittsburgh Steeler, Mike Mitchell, tried out for the Bengals on Monday. A second round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, Mitchell, who starred collegiately at Ohio University, received only nine starts during his first four seasons with the Oakland Raiders. Mitchell finally became a starter during his first season with the […]
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Mike Mitchell Screams As Officials Deny His Pleas
CBS. Highlands alum, Mike Mitchell is one of the NFL’s toughest guys, but when officials called him for a facemask penalty—when, replay showed, he was equally-victimized—he had a reaction for the ages. The penalty put the Cleveland Browns on the Steelers’ two yard line with four chances to win the game with a touchdown. 859-781-5777. […]
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Mike Mitchell Calls Out Marvin Lewis
Video below. Former Highlands standout and current Pittsburgh Steeler came into Paul Brown Stadium to help the Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals in comeback fashion. There are many in Fort Thomas who cheer for the former Highlands Bluebird, even though his current team is widely despised in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. Marvin Lewis implied that […]
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Steelers Mike Mitchell Talks About Time at Highlands
Highlands Mike Mitchell. Steelers.com. Some really interesting soundbites coming from Steelers.com, as they take a “locker room look-back” on defensive back, Mike Mitchell. Mitchell was the Covington Catholic transfer that led the Bluebirds to the state finals before being ruled ineligible by the KHSAA and was not allowed to play in the team’s state final […]
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Steve Smith: Mike Mitchell is “On My Lifetime Hit List”
Baltimore’s Smith Puts Former Highlands Star on “Lifetime Hit List” (Subscribe to our YouTube Channel) Baltimore Ravens wideout Steve Smith made another enemy in Thursday night’s thrilling victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. After taking a hit from what he thought was Highlands alum and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Mitchell, Smith vowed revenge on his former […]
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Why is this HHS alum, current NFL star in Hot Water?
Mike Mitchell, defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers and HHS grad, jumping the line of scrimmage toward the end of Sunday’s loss to the Jets/via CBS If you watched Sunday’s NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets through to its conclusion, you probably saw when Steelers defensive back Mike Mitchell, in […]
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Former Highlands Player Inks Huge NFL Deal
Mitchell from 2004. Photo credit: Rivals.com Former Highlands player Mike Mitchell agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday, the first day of free agency. The deal makes Mitchell the most celebrated Highlands player to play in the NFL. Mitchell said after the season he hoped to return to Carolina, and the Panthers were […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
Unless Mark vs. Food gets picked up for a television series (not actually out of the realm of possibility) last night was my last Mark vs. Food event. Had so much fun raising money, meeting cool people, experiencing being on local news outlets, but my fitness guru at Fit Philosophie simply won’t let me do […]