Derrell Mitchell
Edmonton Eskimos | |
| 2007 | Toronto Argonauts |
|---|---|
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| CFL All-Star | 1997, 1998, 2000 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Career stats | |
Derrell Lavoice "Mookie" MitchellEdmonton Eskimos.
Junior college career
Mitchell attended
All-American
pick, and was his league's co-Player of the Year.
College career
After a stellar career at Joliet Junior College, Mitchell transferred to
NCAA college football
career with 91 receptions for 1312 yards (14.42 yards per rec. avg.) and 9 touchdowns.
World League career
Mitchell spent the
World League of American Football, having been allocated there by the New Orleans Saints
, catching 11 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown.
CFL career
Mitchell signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the
Edmonton, Alberta. In 1998, he took his game one step forward catching a CFL-record 160 receptions for 2,000 yards. After a failed tryout in the National Football League
in 1999, Mitchell returned to the Argos and consistently put up 1,000-yard or close to 1,000-yard seasons.
In 2004, he was released by the Argonauts, and was promptly signed by the
Edmonton Eskimos who he helped win the 2005 Grey Cup a season later. Mitchell was eventually released by Edmonton on June 23, 2007. On July 2, 2007, Mitchell rejoined the Argonauts by signing a practice agreement with the team. On July 11, 2007, he was put on the active roster in time for a game against the Calgary Stampeders the following day and scored a touchdown in his first game back with the Argonauts. On July 26, 2007, Mitchell set a new Argonaut record for career receiving yards after catching a pass from Damon Allen in a home game against the Montreal Alouettes, surpassing former record holder Paul Masotti's 8772 receiving yards. On October 27, 2007, Mitchell surpassed 12,000 career receiving yards in the CFL against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
.
He was released by the Argonauts on March 20, 2008.[2]
On November 27, 2015, it was announced that Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell had been selected for enshrinement into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame with the Hall of Fame's Class of 2016.[3][4]
Coaching career
On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Mitchell had joined the
wide receivers coach.[5]
References
- ^ "Derrell Mitchell NFL & AFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ^ "Argos release Mookie". CFL.ca. March 20, 2008.
- ^ "Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell".
- ^ "Mitchell, Brown among selections for Canadian Football HOF induction - TSN.ca". November 27, 2015.
- ^ http://www.esks.com/article/eskimos-announce-2012-coaching-staff Archived January 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Eskimos announce 2012 coaching staff