Jeffrey Clay Mitchell was born on January 29,1974 and is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League for nine seasons during the 1990s and 2000s.
12 Facts About Jeff Mitchell
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Jeff Mitchell attended Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida, and played defensive tackle for the Countryside Cougars high school football team.
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Jeff Mitchell set a school career record with seventeen quarterback sacks and earned an honorable mention from USA Today, and garnered All-State Class 5A first-team honors.
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Jeff Mitchell was named the county player of the year by the Tampa Tribune and All-Suncoast Defensive Player of the Year by the St Petersburg Times.
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Jeff Mitchell accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1992 to 1996.
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Jeff Mitchell played for the Ravens for four seasons from 1997 to 2000.
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Jeff Mitchell saw no action as a rookie in 1997, but became a regular starter in 1998.
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Jeff Mitchell was the veteran anchor on the Carolina offensive line for five years, from 2001 to 2005.
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Jeff Mitchell led the Panthers offensive line that allowed only twenty-six sacks in 2003, a team record for fewest sacks allowed in a season, and helped Panthers rush for a team-record 2,091 yards, including a team-individual mark of 1,444 yards by Stephen Davis.
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Jeff Mitchell joined Jordan Gross as the only Panthers offensive linemen to start every game in 2004.
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Jeff Mitchell was a starter in 118 of 119 regular season NFL contests in which he appeared during his eight-year professional football career.
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Jeff Mitchell currently holds that position on a full-time basis.