▁the ▁team , ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁W WE ▁contract ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Mitchell ▁then ▁began ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁ ▁American ▁football ▁career ▁In ▁high ▁school , ▁Mitchell ▁played ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁vars ity ▁football , ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁ball . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁full ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁North western ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁South land ▁Conference , ▁but ▁was ▁exp elled ▁for ▁fighting ▁during ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season . ▁After ▁att ending ▁B lin n ▁College ▁in ▁Bry an , ▁Texas ▁for ▁two ▁sem esters , ▁Mitchell ▁joined ▁the ▁Be aum ont ▁Dr ill ers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ind oor ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁After ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁them , ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁combine , ▁but ▁was ▁told ▁to ▁go ▁home ▁after ▁officials ▁found ▁out ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁exp elled ▁from ▁college ▁for ▁fighting . ▁ ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Entertainment ▁ ▁T ough ▁En ough ▁and ▁development al ▁territ ories ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁Mitchell ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁season ▁of ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Entertainment ' s ▁reality ▁series ▁T ough ▁En ough ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated . ▁Despite ▁not ▁winning , ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁signed ▁to ▁a ▁W WE ▁development al ▁contract ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁company ' s ▁development al ▁territory , ▁Deep ▁South ▁Wrestling . ▁Several ▁other ▁compet itors ▁from ▁T