Mitchell played college football for the Florida Gators, where he was a member of a national championship team.
In the 1996 game against the Georgia Bulldogs, he suffered a broken right ankle, forcing him to undergo surgery and ending his season.
[10] He led the Panthers offensive line that allowed only twenty-six sacks in 2003, a team record for fewest sacks allowed in a season, and helped Panthers rush for a team-record 2,091 yards, including a team-individual mark of 1,444 yards by Stephen Davis.
[12] Mitchell was a starter in 118 of 119 regular season NFL contests in which he appeared during his eight-year professional football career.
[1] During the off-seasons, Mitchell served as the Vice President of Client Relations for Threadfin Business Solutions.