Bryant Mitchell | |
Number: | 16, 80, 81 |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 198 |
College: | Northwestern State |
Undraftedyear: | 2015 |
Pastteams: | |
Status: | Active |
Cflstatus: | American |
Cflstatlabel1: | Receptions |
Cflstatvalue1: | 97 |
Cflstatlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Cflstatvalue2: | 1,418 |
Cflstatlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
Cflstatvalue3: | 6 |
Cfl: | bryant-mitchell/161403 |
Bryant Mitchell (born August 16, 1992) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver. He played four years in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and two years in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern State.[1]
Mitchell played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, taking on a more involved role in the offense each season. In total, he played 19 games for the Eskimos catching 97 passes for 1,418 yards with six touchdowns.
On January 10, 2019, Mitchell signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[2] [3] He was waived on May 10, 2019.[4]
On May 16, 2019, Mitchell was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[5] He was placed on injured reserve on August 11, 2019, with a torn Achilles.[6]
On March 19, 2020, Mitchell and the Buccaneers agreed to a new one-year contract.[7] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[8]
On February 10, 2021, it was announced that Mitchell had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[9] However, he announced his retirement in the following month on March 25, 2021.[10]