William Mitchell

Mitchell had a tryout with the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL in 1981 before signing with Ottawa as a free agent.  Mitchell played three games for Ottawa in 1981 and 13 in 1982 before being released by the Rough Riders.  Apparently Ottawa gave up on Mitchell a bit too quickly as he signed as a free agent with Toronto and won three East All-Star selections in the next three seasons (1983-1985).  Despite that success, however, Mitchell was released by the Argos after the 1985 season and signed as a free agent with Montreal.   Mitchell played 15 games for the Als in 1986, but Montreal folded just prior to the start of the 1987 season.  Mitchell was selected in the second round of the dispersal draft by Edmonton, but played just two games for the Eskimos.

Games Played, Tackles and Sacks
Year Team GP T ST Total TFL Yds KD Sacks Yds
1981 OTT 3





0
1982 OTT 13





1.5
1983 TOR 12





1
1984 TOR 15





2.5
1985 TOR 16





2
1986 MON 15





2
1987 EDM 2 6




1

Tackle stats were kept officially for the first time in 1987.

Interceptions and Fumble Returns
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
1981 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1982 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 TOR 2 12 6 0 12 2 0 0 0 0
1984 TOR 3 37 12.3 0 25 1 0 0 0 0
1985 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MON 1 25 25 0 25 1 0 0 0 0
1987 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pass Receiving
Year Team Rec Yds Avg TD Long
1981 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1982 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1983 TOR 0 0 0 0 0
1984 TOR 1 2 2 0 2
1985 TOR 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1987 EDM 0 0 0 0 0
William Mitchell