Brian Mitchell

[RayneCajun]

... was inducted into the Redskins ring of honor before MNF tonight! Awesome achievement!!

Here is the article about him. Enjoy!!! Nice to see a Ragin' Cajun do well!

http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles...You__72329.jsp

[Turbine]

Sweet!

At the time of his last game Brian was the NFL's ALL-TIME Yardage gainer.

He still had game when his career was unceremoniously finished by the new NY Giants coach.

It's nice to see him ceremoniously appreciated.

[ULtimateCajun]

What a great story he is. I've had the pleasure of meeting him a few times and he's a nice guy. To go from mid major college QB to deserving NFL hall of famer for his return ability is sweet


igeaux.mobi

[USLJim]

Awesome achievement!!

Say the highlites of the event. Did they mention anything about his roots.

[NewsCopy]

  Mitchell in Redskins Ring of Fame

Brian Mitchell has been admired as one of the great football players in Ragin' Cajuns history. He is now regarded as one of the greatest football players in Washington Redskins history. Mitchell was given the highest honor by the team, as he was inducted into their Ring of Fame.

Mitchell led the Cajuns to four straight winning seasons, becoming the first player in NCAA history to pass for more than 5,000 yards and rush for more than 3,000 yards in a career. He also left UL as the NCAA record holder for most rushing touchdowns in a career by a quarterback with 47.

He was picked by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 1990 NFL Draft and was a member of the Redskins' Super Bowl XXVI championship team. He spent 10 seasons in Washington, earning Pro Bowl honors in 1996, before playing three seasons with Philadelphia and one with the New York Giants.

Mitchell ended his career in 2003 as the NFL career leader in combined yards with 23,330. Jerry Rice played his final season in 2004 with Oakland and Seattle, earning 429 yards to pass Mitchell with 23,546 combined yards.

Mitchell is also second in most seasons leading the league in all-purpose yards with four (1994-96 and 1998). Legendary running back Jim Brown holds the NFL record with five. Mitchell is still the league's all-time leader in career kick returns (607), kick return yards (14,014), punt returns (463), punt return yards (4,999) and return TD (13).

The rest of the story and links.

[Hammer58]

Congratulations !!!!!

[CajunFun]

http://ultoday.com/node/sports-headlines

[CajunFun]

BTW, not many of you looked at the article about the two UL physicists whose theory about a 'stealth planet' could explain mass extinctions on Earth. I found a second article at Space.com

Their theory seems to be gaining traction, pretty interesting stuff, and the sort of thing that puts UL on the map:

http://ultoday.com/sections/headlines

[wcd35]

Good article on Mitchell

[Hammer58]

igeaux.mobi

Title gave me flashbacks to good ol' Paul calling in to Jay.

[Oiler]

Brian Mitchell belongs in the HOF, no doubt. Ray Guy is still the best punter I've ever seen play the position. He was a game changer and his omission from the HOF is ridiculous. I see where Willie Roaf of the Saints/Chiefs made the first cut in this, his first year of eligibility.

[ULtimateCajun]

I dont really get why if you are one of the best players at your position of all time regardless if its special teams hes not considered. Last i checked, field position is one of the most important parts of the game and special teams is the driving factor in field position. Jmo


igeaux.mobi