Early Years
Mitchell was born in Dallas, Texas in 1974. He attended Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida, and played defensive tackle for the Countryside Cougars high school football team. Mitchell set a school career record with seventeen quarterback sacks and earned an honorable mention from USA Today, garnered All-State Class 5A first-team honors, and was named the Pinellas County Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player as a senior. Mitchell was named the county player of the year by the Tampa Tribune and All-Suncoast Defensive Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times.
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