Jayme Dondrell Mitchell (born March 15, 1984 in Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

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) is an American football

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 defensive end

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 who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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 in the National Football League

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. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

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 as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football

College football

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 at Mississippi

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.

College career

Mitchell started 20 of the 45 games he played during his career at Mississippi and finished with 105 tackles, including 67 solo stops and 19 tackles for a loss. He also notched 5.0 career sacks, forced 2 fumbles and recovered another. As a senior, he started all 11 games at LDE. As a junior he played in 8 games, starting 7 at LDE. He played in all 13 games as a sophomore, starting vs. South Carolina. He blocked a 30-yard FG at Vanderbilt and intercepted his 1st pass vs. LSU. Mitchell played in all 13 games as a true freshman and started his 1st career game at LDT against Mississippi State and notched 3 tackles in the Independence Bowl

Independence Bowl

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 win over the University of Nebraska.

Minnesota Vikings

He spent the entire 2008 season on the injured reserve list after injuring his knee in the first game of the preseason vs. Seattle. In 2007 Posted a sack and 9 QB hurries while playing in 10 games and notching 49 tackles and a sack in limited action. In 2006 he played in 13 games after signing as an undrafted rookie free agent and he made 9 tackles and 3 sacks.

Cleveland Browns

He was traded to the Browns on October 5, 2010 for a late round 2012 draft pick. He did not play a game for the Browns in 2010, but signed a two year contract on July 29, 2011 with Cleveland.

External links

• Minnesota Vikings bio