Keith Mitchell (American football)
Carlence Marquis "Keith" Mitchell (born July 24, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars between 1997 and 2003. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. High school and college Mitchell attended Lakeview High School in Garland, Texas and went to an outstanding college career at Texas A&M, where he was part of a star-studded defense known as the "Wrecking Crew". He was a talented pass rusher who was among the NCAA leaders in quarterback sacks during his junior and senior years. He had 34 career sacks for the Aggies and 18.5 career tackles behind the line of scrimmage. As a senior, Mitchell had 14.5 sacks and 10.5 other tackles for loss. Although constantly double-teamed, he still managed 50 solo tackles as a senior. Mitchell was the defensive MVP of the Aggies' 1995 Alamo Bowl victory over Michigan. He was named to The Sporting News college All-America second-team and to the first-team College Football News All-American team as an outside linebacker in 1996. NFL In spite of his collegiate success, Mitchell was not selected in the