He began playing as a 7 - year - old on local little league teams , always coached by his father , Mario , a former football player at Troy .
Mitchell has already spent the majority of his young life as a football player .
Mitchell began playing as a 7 - year - old on local little league teams , always coached by Mitchell 's father , Mario , a former football player at Troy .
Mitchell has already spent the majority of his young life as a football player .