are a record as well. He also rushed for 1,967 yards on 388 carries (avg. 5.1 rushing yards), caught 255 passes for 2,336 yards, recovered 20 fumbles for 14 return yards, and scored 29 touchdowns (four kickoff returns, nine punt returns, 12 rushing, and four receiving). His 13 special teams touchdowns rank second in the NFL only behind Devin Hester. His nine punt return touchdowns rank third behind Hester (11) and Eric Metcalf (10). Brian Mitchell also holds the NFL record for most combined yards by any one player against a single opponent: 3,076 all-purpose yards against the Dallas Cowboys. He is also one of only five players to record four seasons of over 2,000 total yards, (the others being Marshall Faulk, Dante Hall, Darren Sproles, and Tiki Barber) and missed out on a fifth by only five yards. He was inducted into the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame at FedEx Field during the 2009 season. On September 14, 2016, Brian Mitchell was nominated for the 2017 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he was not selected as a finalist. On September 22, 2021, he was nominated for the 2022 class. NFL records Combined kickoff and punt return yards: 19,013 Combined kickoff and punt returns: 1,070 Kickoff return yards: 14,014 Kickoff returns: 607 Punt return yards: 4,999 Punt returns: 463 Fair catches: 231 All-purpose yards by any player against a single opponent: 3,076 against the Dallas Cowboys Kickoff return yards in postseason: 875 Kickoff returns in postseason: 36 Punt return yards in postseason: 339 Punt returns in postseason: 34-tied with David Meggett Combined return yards in postseason: 1,214 Combined returns in postseason: 70 Games with 100 all purpose yards: 118 Games with 200 all purpose yards: 15 All-purpose yards on Sunday games only: 20,818 All-purpose yards in a single decade (1990–1999): 16,905 Combined return yards on Sunday games only: 16,957 Most rushing yards in a game by a player with 3 attempts or less: 105, on 2 attempts; October 1, 2000 Life after football On television Since retiring, Mitchell has been a TV and radio host and analyst for a variety of outlets. On TV, he is currently the NFL analyst for WUSA-TV in Washington D.C., where he co-hosts the station's Sunday night wrap-up program entitled "Sports Plus. Additionally, Mitchell co-hosts "Sports Talk Live" with ex-hog Ric "Doc" Walker and can be seen on Redskins Pre/Post Game