Kevin T. Mitchell (born April 6, 1985) is a former American football safety. Mitchell was signed by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League on April 29, 2008, but was released on May 6, 2008. Kevin's father Stephen played football for the Indiana Hoosiers, his uncle Jon Hayes played football at Purdue University, and his brother Phil Hayes played for Arkansas.

High school

Mitchell attended Homestead Senior High School in

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, Indiana.

College career

Kevin Mitchell majored in speech communications while at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On the football field, Mitchell was a

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for the Illinois Fighting Illini Football, including Illinois' appearance in the

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NFL career

Mitchell went undrafted in the

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, but on April 29, 2008, he signed with the Redskins. Washington later released him on May 6, 2008. He is now an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico.

References

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