stillers4me
10-24-2015, 07:06 AM
Mike Mitchell is one of the highest-paid Steelers, and with that designation comes expectations. If Mitchell did not know it when he signed his contract, he found out soon enough.
Mitchell’s $25 million contract made him a target when he struggled in his first season in a Steelers uniform. Signed to bring playmaking ability to a turnover-starved defense, Mitchell finished the 2014 season with zero interceptions and failed to provide many other big plays.
That’s an especially troubling statistic for a free safety, but what fans didn’t know was Mitchell played all 16 games with two badly injured groin muscles and a hernia that required surgery after the season.
Mitchell is healthy this season and is beginning to resemble the playmaker that drew the Steelers to him when he hit the free-agent market. In a 25-13 victory Sunday against Arizona, Mitchell recovered a fumble and intercepted a Carson Palmer pass in the end zone with 2:20 remaining that prevented the Cardinals from taking a late lead............................
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/10/24/Mitchell-healthy-and-producing-for-Steelers-defense/stories/201510240017
Mitchell’s $25 million contract made him a target when he struggled in his first season in a Steelers uniform. Signed to bring playmaking ability to a turnover-starved defense, Mitchell finished the 2014 season with zero interceptions and failed to provide many other big plays.
That’s an especially troubling statistic for a free safety, but what fans didn’t know was Mitchell played all 16 games with two badly injured groin muscles and a hernia that required surgery after the season.
Mitchell is healthy this season and is beginning to resemble the playmaker that drew the Steelers to him when he hit the free-agent market. In a 25-13 victory Sunday against Arizona, Mitchell recovered a fumble and intercepted a Carson Palmer pass in the end zone with 2:20 remaining that prevented the Cardinals from taking a late lead............................
Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/10/24/Mitchell-healthy-and-producing-for-Steelers-defense/stories/201510240017