Kevin Mitchell (American football)

Infobox NFL player
Name=Kevin Mitchell


DateOfBirth=birth date|1971|01|01
Birthplace= Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
DateOfDeath=death date and age|2007|4|30|1971|1|1
Deathplace= Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Height_ft=6
Height_in=1
Weight_lbs=258
Position=Linebacker
number=55
College=Syracuse
DraftedYear=1994
DraftedRound=2
DraftedPick=53
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DatabaseFootball=MITCHKEV01
NFL=MIT389866
CBS=3979
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years=1994-1997
1998-1999
2000-2003
teams=San Francisco 49ers
New Orleans Saints
Washington Redskins
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Kevin Danyelle Mitchell (January 1, 1971 - April 30, 2007) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints, and the Washington Redskins.

College career

He played college football at Syracuse University as a defensive tackle. He was the Defensive MVP of the 1993 Fiesta Bowl upset of Colorado where Mitchell had eight tackles, including six behind the line of scrimmage.

Pro career

He was drafted in the 1994 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round. He won Super Bowl XXIX in his rookie season with the 49ers. He played three more seasons with the 49ers. He signed with the New Orleans Saints after the 1997 NFL season. He played with the Saints for two seasons. Kevin joined the Washington Redskins after the 1999 NFL season and played for them until after the 2003 NFL season.

Mitchell's best season came in 2001 NFL season when he recorded 81 tackles (68 solo), 2 sacks, and 1 forced fumble in 13 games.

In his career he recorded 300 tackles (243 solo), 6.5 sacks, 2 interceptions for 7 yards, 4 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 6 pass deflections in 144 regular season games.

Death

On April 30, 2007 Kevin was found dead in his sleep. According to a preliminary autopsy, he died of a massive heart attack. [cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/10162747|title=Autopsy shows Mitchell died of heart attack|accessdate=2007-05-02]

Friends and family close to Kevin Mitchell said the cause of death was related to sleep apnea.

References

External links

* [http://blog.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2007/04/remembering_kevin_mitchell.html Remembering Kevin Mitchell from Syracuse.com Football Blog]

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NAME= Mitchell, Kevin
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DATE OF BIRTH=January 1, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH= Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH=2007-4-30
PLACE OF DEATH=Ashburn, Virginia