1. Mitchell Bryan Schwartz was born on June 8,1989 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for nine seasons in the National Football League.
57 Facts About Mitchell Schwartz
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Mitchell Schwartz started all 51 games possible from 2008 to 2011, at either left tackle or right tackle.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named second-team All-Pac-10 as a junior, and first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Academic as a senior.
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Mitchell Schwartz earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic, and the Brick Muller Award as Cal's Most Valuable Offensive Lineman, for three seasons each.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named to the Pro Football Focus 2012 All-Rookie Team, lauded for his "top-notch pass blocking", and to the 2014 PFF All-Third Year Team.
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Mitchell Schwartz signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015.
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Mitchell Schwartz has started over 120 consecutive games, and had 7,894 consecutive snaps.
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Mitchell Schwartz was born in Pacific Palisades, California and grew up in West Los Angeles.
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Mitchell Schwartz is the son of Lee Schwartz, a business consultant to manufacturing companies, and Olivia Goodkin, an attorney.
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Mitchell Schwartz didn't start playing football until he was a freshman in high school.
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Geoff and Mitchell Schwartz are the first Jewish brothers to play in the NFL since Ralph Horween and Arnold Horween, in 1923.
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Mitchell Schwartz began as a quarterback, but quickly moved over to offensive tackle where he was a four-year starter.
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Mitchell Schwartz was a two-time All-State "underclassman" pick, and earned 2005 All-Western League and All-City honors as a junior.
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Mitchell Schwartz was an all-league pitcher on the school baseball team.
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Mitchell Schwartz ran the 40-yard dash in 5.28, and had a time in the 20-yard shuttle of 4.87; he had a time in the shuttle of 4.78 at the Stanford Nike combine.
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Mitchell Schwartz attended the University of California, Berkeley, from 2007 to December 2011.
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Mitchell Schwartz graduated with a bachelor's degree in American Studies, with an emphasis on human development and identity.
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In 2008, Mitchell Schwartz started all 13 games for the California Golden Bears, the first three games at right tackle and the remaining 10 at left tackle.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named a second-team Freshman All-American by College Football News, received the Bob Tessier Award as Cal's Most Improved Offensive Lineman, and received honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors.
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In 2009, Mitchell Schwartz started all 13 games at right tackle.
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Mitchell Schwartz was Lindy's second-team preseason All-Pac-10, was Athlon third-team preseason All-Pac-10, was a Phil Steele preseason, midseason, and postseason third-team All-Pac-10 choice, received All-Pac-10 honorable mention and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention, and received Cal's Brick Muller Award as its Most Valuable Offensive Lineman.
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Mitchell Schwartz was a second-team All-Pac-10 choice, and was first-team on Phil Steele's midseason All-Pac-10 team and second-team on his postseason All-Pac-10 squad.
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Mitchell Schwartz was a member of the Jewish Sports Review's 2010 College Football All-America Team, received Cal's Brick Muller Award as its Most Valuable Offensive Lineman for the second straight year, and won Cal's Andy Smith Award as its player with the most Big "C" time.
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Mitchell Schwartz was an honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic selection for the third consecutive season.
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In 2011, Mitchell Schwartz started all 13 games at left tackle.
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Mitchell Schwartz headed an offensive line that blocked for 1,322-yard rushing tailback Isi Sofele, who rushed for the sixth-highest total in Cal history.
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Mitchell Schwartz helped the team average 28.3 points and 401.5 yards per game.
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Mitchell Schwartz was a first-team All-Pac-10 preseason choice of Athlon, Phil Steele, and Sporting News, a Lindy's second-team preseason All-Pac-10 pick, and a third-team preseason All-American by GoDaddy.
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Mitchell Schwartz was a second-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of Steele.
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Mitchell Schwartz received Cal's Brick Muller Award as its Most Valuable Offensive Lineman for the third straight season, and received a Cort Majors Captains Award on offense.
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Mitchell Schwartz was on the watch lists for the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award.
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Mitchell Schwartz completed 23 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press, and had times of 5.38 in the 40-yard dash, 7.86 in the 3-cone drill, and 4.87 in the 20-yard shuttle.
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Mitchell Schwartz had a vertical jump of 26.5", and a broad jump of 7' 5".
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Mitchell Schwartz scored a 35 on the Wonderlic test at the combine.
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Mitchell Schwartz was selected in the second round with the 37th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2012 NFL draft.
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Mitchell Schwartz was Cal's highest selection in the 2012 draft, and its first offensive lineman picked in the NFL draft since Alex Mack was taken by Cleveland in the first round in 2009.
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Mitchell Schwartz signed a four-year contract with the Browns in May 2012, for $5.17 million.
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In 2012, Mitchell Schwartz started all 16 games for the Browns, and all 1,064 offensive snaps, of his rookie year at right tackle.
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Mitchell Schwartz was the only Browns rookie, and one of six NFL rookie offensive linemen, to start every game.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named to the Pro Football Focus 2012 All-Rookie Team, lauded for his "top-notch pass blocking".
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In 2013, Mitchell Schwartz again started all 16 games for the Browns, and played all offensive snaps.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named to the 2014 PFF All-Third Year Team.
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In 2015, Mitchell Schwartz started all 16 games for the Browns for the fourth consecutive season, playing all offensive snaps.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named to the Pro Football Focus All-Pro Second-team.
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Since Mitchell Schwartz was selected, in his four years with the Browns, he started every single game at right tackle, without missing one offensive snap.
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On March 9,2016, Mitchell Schwartz signed a five-year, $33 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, making him one of the highest-paid right tackles in the NFL.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named to the Associated Press All-Pro Second-team.
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Mitchell Schwartz was ranked 94th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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On June 12,2019, Mitchell Schwartz signed a one-year contract extension with the Chiefs through the 2021 season for $11.255 million, making him the second-highest paid right tackle in the NFL.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named to the Associated Press All-Pro Second-team, and to the 2019 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC Team.
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Mitchell Schwartz was named to the CBS Sports' NFL All-Decade Team.
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Mitchell Schwartz won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.
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Mitchell Schwartz did in that game start his 122nd-consecutive game, behind only Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and Baltimore cornerback Brandon Carr.
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Mitchell Schwartz was placed on injured reserve on November 21,2020.
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Mitchell Schwartz underwent surgery to repair his back injury on February 24,2021.
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Mitchell Schwartz was released after five seasons on March 11,2021.
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In 2016, Mitchell Schwartz was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.