Zaire Mitchell-Paden (born August 20, 1999)
is an American professional
football
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tight end for the
Baltimore Ravens of the
National Football League (NFL). He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Notre Dame College and
FAU
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Education
* Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
* University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (German: ), in Bavaria, Germany
People
* Felix Anudike-Uzomah (born 2002), American football player
* André ...
.
Early life
Mitchell-Paden grew up in
Rockville, Maryland
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and attended
Richard Montgomery High School where he lettered in football and basketball.
College career
Notre Dame College
Mitchell-Paden began his college career at
Notre Dame College. During his true freshman season in 2017, he appeared in 10 games and finished the season with two receptions, 16 yards, four kick returns for 26 yards and two tackles. During the 2018 season, he appeared in and started all 14 games and finished the season with 32 caught passes for 435 yards, four touchdowns, one blocked punt and another blocked punt for a touchdown. During the 2019 season, he appeared in 13 games and finished the season with 53 caught passes for 573 yards and six touchdowns.
During the 2020 season, he appeared in all five games and finished the season with 14 caught passes for 182 yards.
On April 22, 2021, Mitchell-Paden announced that he would be transferring to
Florida Atlantic
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.
Florida Atlantic
During the 2021 season, he played in 12 games and finished the season with 9 caught passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
On April 30, 2022, Mitchell-Paden was signed to the
Cleveland Browns as an
undrafted free agent after going unselected in the
2022 NFL draft
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. He was signed to the practice squad on August 31, 2022. On January 9, 2023, he was signed to a reserve/futures contract. He was waived on August 29, 2023 but was resigned to the practice squad two days later. On September 30, 2023, he was elevated to the active roster but was resigned back to the practice squad two days later. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024.
On August 27, 2024, Mitchell-Paden was waived by the Browns.
Baltimore Ravens
Mitchell-Paden was signed to the
Baltimore Ravens practice squad on September 16, 2024.
References
External links
Notre Dame Falcons bioFlorida Atlantic Owls bioCleveland Browns bio
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1999 births
Living people
Players of American football from Montgomery County, Maryland
Sportspeople from Rockville, Maryland
American football tight ends
Notre Dame Falcons football players
Florida Atlantic Owls football players
Cleveland Browns players
Baltimore Ravens players