Brian Mitchell is widely considered one of the greatest return specialists in the history of the NFL.
At the time of his retirement, the native of Plaquemine, Louisiana held the all time NFL record for special teams touchdowns with 13. He trails only Jerry Rice on the NFL’s all-time all-purpose yards list, totaling over 23,000 yards during his career.
A fifth round pick out of Southwestern Louisiana, Mitchell played for Washington from 1990-1999, then Philadelphia from 2000-2002 before finishing his career the following season with the New York Giants.
Now 51, he works in broadcasting in the D.C. area. I caught up with him to chat about his massive man cave, collecting Muhammad Ali items and taking pride in signing autographs.
