Brian Mitchell

[Turbine]

Originally posted by bboomer
Can one come up with his passing yardage and add it in to the stats to compare with Rice????

Here are a couple of notables.

In 1992 Brian Mitchell threw a lateral pass to Desmond Howard on a punt return that resulted in a 55-yard touchdown return.

In 2002 Brian threw a 57 yard touchdown pass on a fake punt.

That's 107 yards right there.

[NewsCopy]

Former Redskin Mitchell Looking For Work

Brian Mitchell, the kick returner and running back who has had stints with the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants since leaving the Washington Redskins, is without a team after being released by the Giants following last season. But he apparently isn't ready to retire. He and agent Steve Baker have been in contact with a few teams interested in possibly signing Mitchell later in training camp and hope to have Mitchell, who turns 36 this month, on a roster within a few weeks.

The source of the story

[NewsCopy]

Brian Mitchell, the kick returner and running back who has gained more yards than anyone else in NFL history would like to play one more season. But he isn't on a roster with preseason games underway and he says he will wrap up his 14-year career if he hasn't signed with a team by the time the regular season begins next month.

"If the phone rings early enough, I'll play," Mitchell said over the weekend. "If it's too long, I'm done. If they wait until the season starts, I'll move on and do the things I'm doing."

Mitchell, who turns 36 this week, was released by the New York Giants in February. He said his agent, Steve Baker, has been in contact recently with the Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers. But it's only been talk so far, and Mitchell has begun operating a business out of his Northern Virginia home. He has a staffing company up and running, with plans to expand into other fields. He was at FedEx Field for Saturday night's game between the Washington Redskins and Carolina Panthers, working as a studio analyst for Comcast.

"I plan to see how soon I get a call," Mitchell said. "If I don't get a call soon, I'm going to call it quits. . . . We'll see how it works. The thing is, I thought I'd miss it, and I don't miss it. I get up in the morning, work out, play golf and do some things I want to do. I'm doing some business things that interest me."

He has crafted a remarkable career since being drafted in the fifth round by the Redskins in 1990. He was a quarterback at Southwestern Louisiana who never returned a punt or a kickoff in college, yet he became perhaps the most successful return man in NFL history as well as a reliable pass-catching running back. He is the league's leader with 23,330 combined yards (rushing, receiving and return yards), 213 yards ahead of Oakland Raiders wide receiver Jerry Rice. Mitchell has led the league in that category in four different seasons -- a feat matched only by Cleveland Browns Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the league leader in combined yards in five different seasons between 1958 and '64.

If he never plays another game, Mitchell said, he will be proud of what he has done. But he'd rather not go out on the down note of his 2003 season, in which he averaged a career-low 5.3 yards per punt return and 20.3 yards per kickoff return (his lowest figure since 1991) for a Giants team that lost its final eight games, resulting in the firing of Coach Jim Fassel.

The rest of the story

By Mark Maske
Washington Post

Charlie with Brian Mitchell at the 2003 UL Football banquet

[CAJUNJUDO]

Does anyone know if Brian Mitchell re-signed with the NY Giants or any other NFL team?

On NFL.com, he is listed 3rd on the Giants depth chart.

All of the depth charts were supposed to be updated towards the end of preseason.

Does anyone know for certain?

[cajun4ever]

As of about a week ago, he still was unsigned.

[Turbine]

At the beginning of the 2003-04 football season Brian Mitchell was 247 yards behind Jerry Rice in the NFLs alltime yards gained catagory with 22,001 yards gained. Brians 2003 Journey

By the end of the season Louisiana's Brian Mitchell had passed Jerry Rice and held a healthy 249 yard advantage, 23,366 all-purpose yards, to Jerry's 23,117 A.P.Y.

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At, or near the end of this page is a graph with their current A.P.Y. totals LINK

[DaddyCajun]

I was wondering if Brian had been picked up or not! For Brian and UL I hope Rice does NOT get the record!


DaddyCajun!!

[CAJUNJUDO]

There are rumors about Rice wanting to be traded. All the talk is about him going to Detroit, but I don't see how he will fit in any better there.

Also states that he is definitely playing next season.
Brian's record looks to be in jeopardy if this happens.

[Turbine]

With Jerry Rice being traded to the Seahawks, this does not look good

"Seahawks' Holmgren Plans to Throw to Rice "

http://www.herald-sun.com/sports/18-534624.html

[Turbine]

Brian has not been picked up by an NFL team even though there are a rew teams out there that could use a Brian Mitchell.

Still 9 weeks into the 2004-05 footbal season Brian continues to lead Jerry Rice's 23,205 A.P.Y. with his ALLTIME NFL BEST 23,366 A.P.Y.

Will Brian Mitchell's lead of 161 yards hold up? Stay tuned . . .