les - for - loss es ▁rank ▁fifth ▁among ▁So on er ▁line back ers ▁in ▁a ▁career . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Pre - d raft ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁invited , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁NFL ▁Com bine . ▁He ▁was ▁r ated ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁best ▁Inside ▁Line back er ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁to ▁fourth ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁draft . ▁ ▁(* ▁represents ▁NFL ▁Com bine ) ▁ ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁( 1 6 8 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁by ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Card inals . ▁As ▁a ▁ro ok ie , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁games , ▁recording ▁eight ▁tack les ▁on ▁defense , ▁along ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁special ▁teams ▁tack les . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁two ▁pr ese ason ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁however , ▁he ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury , ▁and ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 ▁was ▁placed ▁him ▁on ▁In j ured ▁Reserve . ▁Then , ▁just ▁three ▁days ▁later , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁Card inals ▁agreed ▁on ▁an ▁injury ▁settlement ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Arena ▁Football ▁League ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ) ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0