Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Douglas Mitchell

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 204 lbs.

Born: May 30, 1949 in Salem, NJ
College: Penn St.   (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 90 (249th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

• 5/4 FootballPerspective.com: Longest streaks without a 100-yard rusher: The Packers have gone 43 consecutive regular season games without having a 100-yard rusher. Not coincidentally, Green Bay drafted...

• 3/22 FootballPerspective.com: Playing with the most coaches on one team: During the season, Mike Tanier noted that Shane Lechler has played for eight different coaches while being a member of the Raiders....

• 1/7 FootballPerspective.com: Jamaal Charles’ 2012 was one of the most inconsistent seasons in RB history: A couple of weeks ago, I heard my buddy and co-worker Sigmund Bloom say on the Footballguys Podcast that Jamaal Charles was having...

• 12/29 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career rushing stats in wins and losses: Yesterday, I noted that Adrian Peterson is averaging nearly two more yards per rush in losses than wins. He’s also averaging...

• 10/10 FootballPerspective.com: Career Rushing Yards over 50 yards in each game: Career statistics can be very misleading, since a player can hang around for a bunch of meaningless years but really pad his totals....

• 6/25 FootballPerspective.com: Examining passing distribution in the NFL since 1970: Last year, Jimmy Graham broke Kellen Winslow’s record for receiving yards in a single season by a tight end. Winslow gained...

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