Steelers' Mitchell taking cautious approach about dealing with injuries

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Steelers' Mitchell taking cautious approach about dealing with injuries

By Mark Kaboly
Monday, Aug. 3, 2015



Mike Mitchell learned a lot in his first year with the Steelers.

Actually, it was a little too much for his liking.

“I learned so much I darn well near have my doctorate in anatomy,” he said.

Mitchell learned it wasn't a pair of torn groins that caused him so much discomfort last year. Rather, it was a core muscle injury, which is when the abductor muscle detached from his pubic bone. Mitchell had both of his muscles detach.

A renowned surgeon in the field of core muscle injuries, Dr. William C. Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia repaired those injuries, but not until after a season in which Mitchell played 96 percent of the defensive snaps.

Then there was that ring finger that kept dislocating, so Mitchell underwent another surgery to have a plate inserted to prevent further dislocations.

“I know a lot about anatomy now,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell also learned a lot about himself, and he believes that will make him a better player this year.

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His play (while not good, i figured he needed a learning year) is not what annoyed me last season, it was the extreme celebrations he would make after making his one play each game . . . and none of the plays were particularly special, just regular football plays. He would tackle a WR after the catch and jump up and down like he just won the SB.