 Mitchell played baseball for the Bruins in the offseason prior to the 2000 football season . He was teammates with future Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley and introduced Utley to his future wife , Jennifer Cooper . Mitchell was drafted in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft in the 50th round by the Chicago White Sox . Utley said of Mitchell 's decision not to play baseball professionally , " he chose the right sport in football , that 's for sure . He was a good batting practice hitter — that 's about it . He wasn 't quite the same once the game got going . " The Bruins earned the Pac @-@ 10 Conference Championship with Mitchell as a member in 2000 . 
