Few athletes give us more joy, in a "Jeez, look how far this idiot has fallen" type of way, than former Eagles dope Freddie Mitchell. Last time we checked in with him, he was considering offers from Jon Bon Jovi's team in the Arena League.
The guy about whom Patriots coach Bill Belichick once famously said, "we loved when Freddie was in the game" could have himself a new gig: He's in training camp with former teammate Terrell Owens and the Dallas Cowboys. The odds on him making the team are not good — unless, of course, Bill Parcells keeps him around just to make Owens seem comparatively sane — but the notion of him in camp is a brilliant one.
Fred-Ex, baby. He always delivers, though usually the packages are damaged and way too easily covered in soot. Or, if you will, Smoot.
Freddie Mitchell Update [WBRS Sports Blog]
Freddie Mitchell Talks His Way To The Arena League [Deadspin]











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I would think it to be a stasticial impossibility to draft as many bad receivers as the Eagles have. I mean really you would think by sheer chance they would have had at least one good draft pick in the past 7 years.
Please keep your hair piece on while questioning me, Jim Gray.
I don't think Freddie was as much bad as he was stupid/unmotivated. If he thinks he's as good as he thinks he is, then there's no reason to work harder to get better.
You mean Fox Sports Radio hasn't hired that asshole yet?
He should join the Browns, to the delight of shipping-joke enthiusiasts everywhere.
Is that a wideout,or a poodle?
He might be a shitty receiver, but Fred-Ex is terrific nickname.
Fred-Ex. Always delivers, except on Sundays.
That was a very transparent and cheap way to somehow link this story to the Fred Smoot/Vikings Sex Boat incident.
And I dig that about you, man!
BilldaCat, brilliant.
Have we no sympathy for the penny that delusionally thinks it's a quarter? FredEx wouldn't even been a good arenafootball2 receiver, although I'd gladly take his antics on my Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers.
Well, with guys like Freddie Mitchell in the fold it's no wonder why the Eagles gave that 7-year extention to TODD PINKSTON a few years ago. Great move, Eagles.
Wingman, you write: "I mean really you would think by sheer chance they would have had at least one good draft pick in the past 7 years."
They got one. His name's Reggie Brown. You'd know about him if the media could report on anything besides the fact that Owens isn't an eagle anymore.
Reggie Brown looks like he'll be good. Pinkston is what he is, Alvin Harper with more speed and an eating disorder. The Eagles are allegedly looking into a trade with Denver for Ashley Lelie, who will make a fine replacement for Freddie Mitchell's penny/quarter routine.
I still think the Eagles could be good this year. The rest of the division got better, but can anyone say that any of those teams have clearly established themselves as a favorite? I personally like what the Eagles defense is capable of this year.
how insulting will it be to the Eagles when not only T.O. scorches them for a TD on national TV, but then Fred-Ex "Mr. 4th and 26" comes back to burn them
Run up the Score! sounds almost as optimistic as a Redskin fan. Poor guy.
You know a guy sucks when he has more nicknames than career touchdown catches.
I'm already well-aware of the possibility that I'll be on one of those late-season NFL commercials featuring the fans of awful teams. As soon as you see the Texans fan say, "Reggie Bush is overrated!", I'll be the guy in the green #5 jersey saying, "Donovan never needed T.O., McNabb to Pinkston can't be stopped!" But it's August. The angle of the summer sun allows me to hold a turd up to the sky and fool myself into thinking it's a precious stone of some sort. A smelly, lumpy, soft precious stone.
thats a great picture.
well, you can see how irrelevant Freddie has become, despite his relentless self-promoting, as this is only the 20th comment on this post all day.
I hate that fucking loser.
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