# Jeff Mitchell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Mitchell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Mitchell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Mitchell > Source revision: 1350452953 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}} {{other people}} {{Use American English|date=October 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Jeff Mitchell | number = 60 | position = [Center](/source/Center_(American_football)) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 300 | high_school = [Countryside](/source/Countryside_High_School) ([Clearwater, Florida](/source/Clearwater%2C_Florida)) | college = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) | draftyear = 1997 | draftround = 5 | draftpick = 134 | pastteams = * [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) ({{NFL Year|1997|2000}}) * [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers) ({{NFL Year|2001|2005}}) | highlights = * [Super Bowl champion](/source/Super_Bowl_champion) ([XXXV](/source/Super_Bowl_XXXV)) * [Bowl Alliance National Championship](/source/Bowl_Alliance) ([1996](/source/1997_Sugar_Bowl)) * Third-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1996](/source/1996_College_Football_All-America_Team)) * First-team [All-SEC](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) ([1996](/source/1996_All-SEC_football_team)) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 119 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 118 | statlabel3 = [Fumble](/source/Fumble) recoveries | statvalue3 = 2 | pfr = MitcJe20 }} '''Jeffrey Clay Mitchell''' (born January 29, 1974) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Mitchell played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Florida Gators](/source/Florida_Gators_football), where he was a member of a national championship team. Thereafter, he played professionally for the [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) and the [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers) of the NFL. == Early life == Mitchell was born in [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas) in 1974.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MitcJe20.htm Jeff Mitchell]. Retrieved July 28, 2010. He attended [Countryside High School](/source/Countryside_High_School) in [Clearwater, Florida](/source/Clearwater%2C_Florida),databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070208211416/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MITCHJEF01 Jeff Mitchell]}}. Retrieved July 28, 2010. and played [defensive tackle](/source/defensive_tackle) for the Countryside Cougars high school football team. Mitchell set a school career record with seventeen [quarterback sack](/source/quarterback_sack)s and earned an honorable mention from ''[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)'', and garnered All-State Class 5A first-team honors."[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4b4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e_0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6009,5596485&dq=jeff+mitchell&hl=en Today's Game Has a Definite Florida Flavor]," ''The Ledger'', p. C1 (January 1, 2001). Retrieved October 3, 2010. Mitchell was named the county player of the year by the ''[Tampa Tribune](/source/Tampa_Tribune)''{{cite news |title=Ravens' center of attention |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=20010126&id=uVFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jY4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545,5435648&hl=en |newspaper=[Boca Raton News](/source/Boca_Raton_News) |date=January 26, 2001 |access-date=April 9, 2015}} and All-Suncoast Defensive Player of the Year by the ''[St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times)''.{{cite news |title=Coaches' visits mean time to tidy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19920114&id=tBQmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c1wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2371,4034525&hl=en |newspaper=[St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times) |date=January 14, 1992 |access-date=April 9, 2015}} He is the older brother of former [NFL](/source/NFL) defensive end [Clint Mitchell](/source/Clint_Mitchell). == College career == Mitchell accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach [Steve Spurrier](/source/Steve_Spurrier)'s [Florida Gators football](/source/Florida_Gators_football) team from [1992](/source/1992_Florida_Gators_football_team) to [1996](/source/1996_Florida_Gators_football_team).''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88, 97, 99, 125, 184 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011. As a true freshman in 1992, the Gators coaching staff decided to [redshirt](/source/redshirt_(college_sports)) him. During his four seasons as a Gator, Mitchell was a starter for three seasons and the Gators won four consecutive [Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference) (SEC) titles in [1993](/source/1993_Florida_Gators_football_team) through 1996 and the [Bowl Alliance](/source/Bowl_Alliance) national championship in 1996. Mitchell earned academic honors for four consecutive seasons. As a senior team captain in 1996, he started eight games at center for the Gators' offense that averaged 503.9 yards per game. As a junior in [1995](/source/1995_Florida_Gators_football_team), he was a first-team All-SEC selection by ''Football News''. During his junior year, he started every game at center and was named the team's Comeback Player of the Year after missing spring practice following [arthroscopic surgery](/source/arthroscopic_surgery). In the 1996 game against the [Georgia Bulldogs](/source/1996_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team), he suffered a broken right ankle, forcing him to undergo surgery and ending his season."[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8KRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lwcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3246,7306059&dq=jeff+mitchell&hl=en Surgery ends Mitchell's Gator career]," ''Ocala Star-Banner'', p. 4D (November 27, 1996). Retrieved October 3, 2010. In one of a series of articles published in 2006, the sportswriters of ''The Gainesville Sun'' rated him as the No. 41 all-time greatest Gator from the first century of Florida football.Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094029/http://www.gainesville.com/article/20060724/GATORS70/60721026 No. 41 Jeff Mitchell]}}," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (July 24, 2006). Retrieved April 2, 2013. == Professional career == The [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) selected Mitchell in the fifth round (134th pick overall) in the [1997 NFL draft](/source/1997_NFL_draft).{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Ravens for four seasons from {{NFL Year|1997}} to {{NFL Year|2000}}.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/3977 Jeff Mitchell]. Retrieved July 28, 2010. He saw no action as a rookie in 1997, but became a regular starter in 1998. Mitchell earned a [Super Bowl](/source/Super_Bowl) ring with the [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) in 2000, starting at center for the Ravens in their victory against the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) in [Super Bowl XXXV](/source/Super_Bowl_XXXV).Pro-Football-Reference.com, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200101280nyg.htm Baltimore Ravens 34 vs. New York Giants 7]. Retrieved May 24, 2011. Mitchell was the veteran anchor on the Carolina offensive line for five years, from {{NFL Year|2001}} to {{NFL Year|2005}}. He led the Panthers offensive line that allowed only twenty-six sacks in 2003, a team record for fewest sacks allowed in a season, and helped Panthers rush for a team-record 2,091 yards, including a team-individual mark of 1,444 yards by [Stephen Davis](/source/Stephen_Davis_(American_football)). Mitchell joined [Jordan Gross](/source/Jordan_Gross) as the only Panthers offensive linemen to start every game in 2004.Pro-Football-Reference.com, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2004_roster.htm 2004 Carolina Panthers]. Retrieved May 24, 2011. Mitchell was a starter in 118 of 119 regular season NFL contests in which he appeared during his eight-year professional football career. During the off-seasons, Mitchell served as the Vice President of Client Relations for Threadfin Business Solutions. He currently holds that position on a full-time basis. == See also == {{Portal|American football|College football}} * [Florida Gators football, 1990–99](/source/Florida_Gators_football%2C_1990%E2%80%9399) * [List of Carolina Panthers players](/source/List_of_Carolina_Panthers_players) * [List of Florida Gators football All-Americans](/source/List_of_Florida_Gators_football_All-Americans) * [List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft](/source/List_of_Florida_Gators_in_the_NFL_draft) {{Clear}} == References == {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} {{1996 Florida Gators football navbox}} {{Ravens1997DraftPicks}} {{Super Bowl XXXV}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Jeff}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American football centers Category:Baltimore Ravens players Category:Carolina Panthers players Category:Florida Gators football players Category:Players of American football from Clearwater, Florida Category:Players of American football from Dallas --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jeff Mitchell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Mitchell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Mitchell?action=history)). 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