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May 29, 2008Freddie Mitchell Tries Out For Ravens
A league source tells PFT that the Baltimore Ravens have worked out free agent wide receiver Freddie Mitchell. Ahh, welcome back to the NFL, Fred-Ex. Or, rather, welcome back to NFL tryouts, I guess. Good luck! Posted by D-Mac at 05:13 PM | Comments (0) February 13, 2007Reason #54 To Love Philadelphia: Freddie Mitchell
And all his antics since -- not joining the Philadelphia Soul, being a substitute teacher, etc. -- are in part because he made his mark first in Philadelphia. And what is he up to now? Why, he might go play in the Canadian Football League! (And he might play with Mike McMahon, who was on the Eagles in the awful 2005 season.) This, truly, is a fitting end to Freddie's football career. Well, okay, when he gets cut from the CFL, that will be a fitting end to his football career. FredEx to play in CFL? [Daily News] Posted by D-Mac at 09:15 AM | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0) November 27, 2006Freddie Mitchell Got Fingered (For Asking For Digits)
The above photo features former Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell (uhh, at right). Or, rather, "Mr. Mitchell," according to a letter sent in to Deadspin along with the photo: I was at home this past weekend in Mishawaka, IN, and my brother told me that over the summer Freddie Mitchell was a substitute teacher at Mishawaka High School. Supposedly the woman who was his kid's mother lives in town, and he needed some extra money. He lasted all of one week, due to the fact that he was caught asking girls for their phone numbers. I guess this is as good of a time as any to point out that the Eagles passed up Reggie Wayne to draft Mitchell in 2001. In Case You Were Wondering What Freddie Mitchell Has Been Up To Lately [Deadspin] Posted by D-Mac at 04:04 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) January 20, 2006Freddie Mitchell Got Fingered
For those who may not know, the Philadelphia Soul is the Arena League Football team in the city; the rules are different from regular football: it's played indoors, there are only eight players to a side, there are walls, et cetera. Freddie Mitchell holds a special place in my life and in the lives of most Philadelphians, for several reasons. For one, Mitchell caught the infamous "4th & 26" pass, that saved the Eagles from a seemingly sure loss to the Packers in the 2004 NFC Divisional Playoffs. (The Eagles would, of course, lose the next game. But it was fun for a week.) Not only that, but after scoring twice in the 2005 NFC Divisional Playoffs, he gave a ridiculous press conference where he talked about how he'd "like to thank his hands." Then, after the loss in the Super Bowl, he said they should have thrown the ball to Freddie more. In my life, though, there's another special reason: Freddie Mitchell showed up on back-to-back nights (the second night, bringing Brian Westbrook and Correll Buckhalter with him) at a bar on campus when I was in college. Yes, he's quite the football player. It seems unlikely that Mitchell would sign up with the Soul -- he'd have to take a huge pay cut -- but think of the possibilities. Players go both ways in Arena football, which means Freddie would have to put his ego aside and play some defense. Now that's something we'd all like to see. Soul eyeing Freddie Mitchell [DN] Posted by D-Mac at 09:41 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0) |
Okay, today's a very sports-related (but all kind of tangential), and for that, I apologize. No, wait, no I don't. This story, though, could be a boon for all Philadelphians: