 Mitchell began the season as the team 's fourth wide receiver behind Thrash , Pinkston , and Na Brown . Mitchell 's difficulty in learning the complex playbook , as well as the lingering hamstring injury , limited him in the Eagles ' first six games of the season . In his first career NFL game , a week one matchup against the St. Louis Rams on September 9 , Mitchell played in a few snaps but was not thrown to . Mitchell was listed as " questionable " due to his hamstring injury before the start of the week two game against the Seattle Seahawks on September 23 , and was not activated . Against the Dallas Cowboys in week three on September 30 , Mitchell returned to the field and caught his first pass , which went for no gain . In weeks four and six , against the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants , respectively , Mitchell recorded no catches . In week seven against the Oakland Raiders , he made a catch for 15 yards . 
