Scott Anthony Mitchell (born August 4, 1983) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver who played in the

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and

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. During his time in

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, Mitchell finished his career by transferring to and playing for the

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. He is currently a free agent.

Early years

Mitchell played wide receiver at Clear Creek High School in

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, garnering unanimous All-District honors at the wide receiver position in the 2000 season before graduating from high school in 2001.

College career

Mount San Antonio College

After sitting out a season at the

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in 2001-02, Mitchell transferred to Mount San Antonio College in

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in 2002. Mitchell was a two-year starter at Mount SAC, compiling 1,288 receiving yards, 64 receptions and 11

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s in 14 games.http://kentucky.scout.com/a.z?s=48&p=8&c=1&nid=1018080 ''Kentucky Sports Report (Scout.com) Player Bio'', Scott Mitchell's Scout Bio, April 12, 2012 Upon leaving the junior college and with choices that also included

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and

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, he decided to finish his collegiate career at the

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Kentucky

Mitchell finished his career at Kentucky with 53 catches, 671 total yards receiving and 3 touchdown receptions in 20 games in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Professional career

Berlin Thunder

Undrafted in the

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, Mitchell began his professional career when he was drafted by the

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of NFL Europa before the start of that league's final season. However, he did not make the final roster cut and never recorded a statistic for the team.

New Orleans VooDoo

Mitchell landed in the Arena Football League, where he played for the New Orleans VooDoo in 2007. During his only season with the VooDoo, Mitchell compiled 17 catches, 184 total yards receiving and 1 touchdown reception.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Mitchell then signed with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2008, where he compiled 35 catches, 682 yards receiving and 2 touchdown receptions in 16 games. He was released from the Tiger-Cats just before the start of the next season and was briefly signed by the

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later that year but never played for the franchise.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3861896 ''Blue Bombers Transactions for July 11'', A List of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Transactions for 11 July 2009, April 12, 2012.

Personal

Mitchell is not currently with any team and resides in

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References

External links

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Scott 1983 births Living people American football wide receivers Canadian football wide receivers American players of Canadian football Kentucky Wildcats football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players People from League City, Texas Sportspeople from the Houston metropolitan area New Orleans VooDoo players People from Harbor City, Los Angeles Players of American football from Harris County, Texas Players of Canadian football from Texas