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Title: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: BigEd76 on May 15, 2006, 12:02:24 PM
Eckel (http://www.nj.com/columns/times/eckel/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/114759415686750.xml&coll=5)

QuoteEx-Eagle Mitchell waiting, wondering
Sunday, May 14, 2006
MARK ECKEL


A year ago this week, the Eagles released wide receiver Freddie Mitchell, and the former first-round pick is still waiting to get back in the league.

After a draft not exactly loaded at the wide receiver position, Mitchell hopes he gets a chance to land in a training camp, but feels there are ulterior motives at work against him.

"I don't want to say I'm being blackballed, and I know it's not Andy Reid," Mitchell said, excusing his former head coach. "But somebody is blackballing me. There has to be something going on we don't know about."

Mitchell admits his health was a question last year after he injured his knee in training camp with Kansas City and received an injury settlement from the Chiefs after he was released.

"I guess some people in Philadelphia didn't get the memo I was hurt," he said. "But I'm healthy now, the knee is fine. I'm working out with T.O. in Atlanta just waiting for something to happen. Camps don't open until July, so there is still some time."

With 32 teams in the league, each carrying either five or six receivers, that means there are jobs for between 160 and 196 receivers. Mitchell, the 25th overall pick in the 2001 draft, can't land one of them?

"I can't believe it, either," Mitchell, who once thanked his hands for being so great, said. "I mean, you look at my numbers, and they weren't that great. But you need to look further. Check out the percentage of passes I caught compared to the number thrown to me. I guarantee you I rank with the best in the league."

Mitchell rarely dropped passes. The rap on him from his critics was he rarely got open. Of course, he contends he was open and quarterback Donovan McNabb didn't throw him the ball. He also thinks it was personal between him and McNabb.

"You know how I feel about that," Mitchell said. "I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs.

"What pisses me off is that you look around the league and there are a lot of average receivers who are made to look good because of the system they play in and the people around them. I was never given that opportunity -- never."

Mitchell, given the opportunity to start when Owens went out with a broken ankle, had perhaps his best overall game as an Eagle in their conference semifinal win over Minnesota in 2004. He caught five passes for 65 yards, scored two touchdowns and thanked his hands afterwards.

"Even when I did show what I could do, the game plan was never, `Get the ball to Freddie,"' he said. "You can look this up -- 80 percent of the passes I caught, including fourth-and-26, including all those third-down catches, I was the third option."

Mitchell hopes he will be an option for a team in need of a wide receiver not afraid to go over the middle, who can make the tough catch, and is excellent out of the slot on third down.

"I'm getting beat up simply because I voiced my opinion," he said. "I don't think I ever said anything that bad. I never pointed fingers at my teammates (not until after he was cut, anyway). I said that stuff about New England, that was it."

The week before Super Bowl XXXIX, Mitchell, on ESPN, joked that he didn't know the names of the players in the Patriots' secondary, then got their numbers wrong and told Pro Bowl safety Rodney Harrison, "I have something for you."

For that, he's been blackballed?

Mitchell liked to have fun. He understood that sports, despite all the business aspects of it, still is entertainment.

He also could catch the ball.

"You throw me the ball, I'm going to catch it 90 percent of the time," he said.

Is he going to catch any passes in 2006, after missing all of 2005?

"I'm just going to keep working out and see what happens," he said.

Maybe his buddy T.O. can get him a job in Dallas.

"That would be cool," Mitchell said. "I would play for the Cowboys. They're going to be really good this year."

The team Mitchell thinks the Eagles really should fear in the division is one that is not in needs of a wide receiver.

"Look out for Washington," Mitchell said. "The best offseason addition wasn't a player. It was Al Saunders. You watch what he does there this year. That offense is going to be hard to stop."

OK, Freddie
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on May 15, 2006, 12:06:32 PM
reese > Ed ?? (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17848.msg415696#msg415696)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: BigEd76 on May 15, 2006, 12:07:47 PM
Not the place I would have looked for it, but whatever...
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on May 15, 2006, 12:11:06 PM
Remember when CF had the 'Ask Freddie Mitchell' section? Now those were the days.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on May 15, 2006, 12:12:10 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on May 15, 2006, 12:11:06 PM
Remember when CF had the 'Ask Freddie Mitchell' section? Now those were the days.

Hahahahahahabwwaaahahahaha!   :-X
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Wingspan on May 15, 2006, 12:31:58 PM
shouldnt this be in the general section?
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Feva on May 15, 2006, 12:43:10 PM
Sure... somebody's blackballing him.

It can't possibly have anything to do with never living up to his 1st round potential and then calling out a possible HOF'er on a dynasty team and then coming up smaller than shtein pebbles on the game's biggest stage.

This fool needs to get his head straight.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Tomahawk on May 15, 2006, 01:44:53 PM
Quote"I don't want to say I'm being blackballed, and I know it's not Andy Reid," Mitchell said, excusing his former head coach. "But somebody is blackballing me. There has to be something going on we don't know about."

Is this like tea-bagging?
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: ice grillin you on May 15, 2006, 03:24:35 PM
"I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs

haha
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Drunkmasterflex on May 15, 2006, 08:23:59 PM
McNabb may not hit his receivers in stride all of the time but one thing he does not throw is knuckle balls.   
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on May 15, 2006, 08:26:51 PM
Plus, he never knew what route Freddie would decide to run.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Catapult on May 15, 2006, 10:28:33 PM
So Big Mouth is complaining that no one will hire him.

Quote from: EagleFeva on May 15, 2006, 12:43:10 PM
It can't possibly have anything to do with never living up to his 1st round potential and then calling out a possible HOF'er on a dynasty team and then coming up smaller than shtein pebbles on the game's biggest stage.

Wasn't he also allowed to work out with several teams after that?  I remember him possibly going to the Chefs but he failed to win any receiving job there.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: DH on May 15, 2006, 11:05:42 PM
Someone needs to inform Fredde that he sucks. Always did. The only reason why anyone was ever interested in him watsoever was because he was and is a mental case. Soundbites.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: henchmanUK on May 19, 2006, 11:55:39 AM
I'm sure the Soul would give him a tryout.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SunMo on May 19, 2006, 11:58:20 AM
Jaworski said yesterday that Freddie never called him back
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2006, 01:05:45 PM
Terrence Metcalf got another NFL job before Freddie.

KC signed Metcalf to a 2yr deal.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 19, 2006, 04:37:09 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2006, 01:05:45 PM
Terrence Metcalf got another NFL job before Freddie.

KC signed Metcalf to a 2yr deal.

Eric Metcalf will get another NFL job before Mitchell. 
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: The BIGSTUD on May 19, 2006, 04:38:08 PM
To Freddie's credit, he was better than Billy McMullen.

Maybe.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SunMo on May 19, 2006, 04:40:03 PM
no way...Billy would've taken 4th and 26 to the house.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: BIG_PHILLY on May 22, 2006, 12:55:00 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on May 19, 2006, 04:40:03 PM
no way...Billy would've taken 4th and 26 to the house.

* That's freaking funny.

By the way - "I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs.

- That's why he's being blackballed - who the hell is he to throw McNabb under the bus?
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: mussa on May 22, 2006, 01:16:53 PM
I guess Freddie never perfected the art of stop drop and roll.  sucka!
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: 4and26 on August 08, 2006, 12:25:28 PM
Looks like he may end up in Dallas with T0   :-D:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/scorecard/08/08/truth.rumors.nfl/index.html

"According to a source, free agent receiver Freddie Mitchell had a solid workout with the Cowboys on Sunday. The Cowboys didn't sign him partly because the situation is not urgent. -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram"
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyGirl on August 08, 2006, 01:24:28 PM
http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17848.800
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: 4and26 on August 08, 2006, 01:35:56 PM
 :boom
I even did a search to see if anyone had posted....
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Crossroids on August 20, 2006, 08:23:55 AM
Quote from: BIG_PHILLY on May 22, 2006, 12:55:00 PM

By the way - "I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs.

- That's why he's being blackballed - who the hell is he to throw McNabb under the bus?

Umm - he was someone who had to actually catch those knuckleballs.  ;)

I saw this unfolding two years ago - Freddie was doomed when he dared to not genuflect at the altar of McNabbulous in public.  He did the unthinkable and berated one of the NFL's marketing darlings.  One major rule of surviving in this league is that you don't take public shots at "The Chosen Ones" - you issue nothing but praise (white lies are highly welcome), and do your part to help build the myth.  Freddie violated the rule, so he became Public Enemy #1 in the eyes of the bigwigs, who set out to make an example of him.  The quest to make Freddie pay reached bizarre heights - with Bill Belicic getting in on the action!

Sigh...the only thing wrong with the article is that Freddie has dug his hole even deeper.  Oops - but maybe that wasn't possible.

He should write a book. 
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyGirl on August 20, 2006, 08:39:08 AM
blaming McNabb for Freddie's idiocy?

You're even worse than before.  ::)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Crossroids on August 20, 2006, 09:04:19 AM
And you're the same as always - refusing to see the truth.  :-o
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: hunt on August 20, 2006, 09:21:48 AM
freddie wasn't a horrible slot receiver. :paranoid

sure, he's a big mouth idiot...but he's entertaining.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Rome on August 20, 2006, 09:27:38 AM
So are retards farging.

I don't want them on the Eagles either.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: hunt on August 20, 2006, 10:54:57 AM
have you seen the wr corps...you practically have retards on the eagles right now.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Rome on August 20, 2006, 11:00:19 AM
If you're fishing you might want to try and put some bait on the hook before dropping your line into the water.

Just a tip.

;)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: hunt on August 20, 2006, 11:03:13 AM
i don't fish for suckers.


bam!
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Rome on August 20, 2006, 11:05:36 AM
 :-D
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Catapult on August 20, 2006, 12:38:51 PM
So I guess McNabb is to blame for Big Mouth yapping before the SB and patently failing to deliver.

And I guess McNabb is to blame for Big Mouth being unable to crack the starting lineup when he had guys like Johnson, Small, Thrash, Pinkston, G. Lewis, Na Brown, and more forgettable names competing with him.

I also guess the other QBs got in on the act when McNabb went down, because his production did not change when Detmer and McMahon were at QB, either.

I also guess that the rest of the entire NFL is going to side with McNabb, considering that Big Mouth can't seem to win a job anywhere in the NFL.

Is someone going to go that far on a limb and say that McNabb, Reid, Banner, and Lurie have that much pull with the NFL like that?

TO - talent = F. Mitchell. 


Catapult
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: General_Failure on August 20, 2006, 01:51:59 PM
I don't think Freddie got to see the Mike McMahon Experience.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Catapult on August 20, 2006, 03:42:09 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on August 20, 2006, 01:51:59 PM
I don't think Freddie got to see the Mike McMahon Experience.

Oops, wrong third-stringer.  ;D

I meant A.J. Feeley. 
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Rome on August 20, 2006, 04:18:48 PM
Feeley >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> McMahon

And Feeley was nothing special.

McMahon will go down in the Jeff Kemp bracket of worst Eagles QB's ever.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on August 20, 2006, 05:56:37 PM
Quote from: Crossroids on August 20, 2006, 08:23:55 AM
Umm - he was someone who had to actually catch those knuckleballs.  ;)

I saw this unfolding two years ago - Freddie was doomed when he dared to not genuflect at the altar of McNabbulous in public.  He did the unthinkable and berated one of the NFL's marketing darlings.  One major rule of surviving in this league is that you don't take public shots at "The Chosen Ones" - you issue nothing but praise (white lies are highly welcome), and do your part to help build the myth.  Freddie violated the rule, so he became Public Enemy #1 in the eyes of the bigwigs, who set out to make an example of him.  The quest to make Freddie pay reached bizarre heights - with Bill Belicic getting in on the action!

Sigh...the only thing wrong with the article is that Freddie has dug his hole even deeper.  Oops - but maybe that wasn't possible.

He should write a book. 

Stop wasting my bandwidth and the world's air.  Die immediately.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Sgt PSN on August 20, 2006, 06:15:08 PM
Quote from: Crossroids on August 20, 2006, 08:23:55 AM
Quote from: BIG_PHILLY on May 22, 2006, 12:55:00 PM

By the way - "I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs.

- That's why he's being blackballed - who the hell is he to throw McNabb under the bus?

Umm - he was someone who had to actually catch those knuckleballs.  ;)

I saw this unfolding two years ago - Freddie was doomed when he dared to not genuflect at the altar of McNabbulous in public.  He did the unthinkable and berated one of the NFL's marketing darlings.  One major rule of surviving in this league is that you don't take public shots at "The Chosen Ones" - you issue nothing but praise (white lies are highly welcome), and do your part to help build the myth.  Freddie violated the rule, so he became Public Enemy #1 in the eyes of the bigwigs, who set out to make an example of him.  The quest to make Freddie pay reached bizarre heights - with Bill Belicic getting in on the action!

Sigh...the only thing wrong with the article is that Freddie has dug his hole even deeper.  Oops - but maybe that wasn't possible.

He should write a book. 

I heart quoting 3 month old posts.  I especially heart quoting 3 month old posts from people who haven't posted here since then.  It's the internet equivilant of literally talking to yourself.  It's the heat, yo.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Feva on August 20, 2006, 06:19:43 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 20, 2006, 06:15:08 PM
Quote from: Crossroids on August 20, 2006, 08:23:55 AM
Quote from: BIG_PHILLY on May 22, 2006, 12:55:00 PM

By the way - "I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs.

- That's why he's being blackballed - who the hell is he to throw McNabb under the bus?

Umm - he was someone who had to actually catch those knuckleballs.  ;)

I saw this unfolding two years ago - Freddie was doomed when he dared to not genuflect at the altar of McNabbulous in public.  He did the unthinkable and berated one of the NFL's marketing darlings.  One major rule of surviving in this league is that you don't take public shots at "The Chosen Ones" - you issue nothing but praise (white lies are highly welcome), and do your part to help build the myth.  Freddie violated the rule, so he became Public Enemy #1 in the eyes of the bigwigs, who set out to make an example of him.  The quest to make Freddie pay reached bizarre heights - with Bill Belicic getting in on the action!

Sigh...the only thing wrong with the article is that Freddie has dug his hole even deeper.  Oops - but maybe that wasn't possible.

He should write a book. 

I heart quoting 3 month old posts.  I especially heart quoting 3 month old posts from people who haven't posted here since then.  It's the internet equivilant of literally talking to yourself.  It's the heat, yo.

Yeah, but she's every bit as much of an idiot now as she was 3 months ago so it all works out.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on August 21, 2006, 03:56:45 AM
Quote from: Crossroids on August 20, 2006, 08:23:55 AM
Quote from: BIG_PHILLY on May 22, 2006, 12:55:00 PM

By the way - "I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs.

- That's why he's being blackballed - who the hell is he to throw McNabb under the bus?

Umm - he was someone who had to actually catch those knuckleballs.  ;)

I saw this unfolding two years ago - Freddie was doomed when he dared to not genuflect at the altar of McNabbulous in public.  He did the unthinkable and berated one of the NFL's marketing darlings.  One major rule of surviving in this league is that you don't take public shots at "The Chosen Ones" - you issue nothing but praise (white lies are highly welcome), and do your part to help build the myth.  Freddie violated the rule, so he became Public Enemy #1 in the eyes of the bigwigs, who set out to make an example of him.  The quest to make Freddie pay reached bizarre heights - with Bill Belicic getting in on the action!

Sigh...the only thing wrong with the article is that Freddie has dug his hole even deeper.  Oops - but maybe that wasn't possible.

He should write a book. 

Shut the farg up and go rub your magic bean to a picture of Freddie.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: bobbyinlondon on August 21, 2006, 07:34:36 AM
Quote from: Crossroids on August 20, 2006, 08:23:55 AM
Quote from: BIG_PHILLY on May 22, 2006, 12:55:00 PM

By the way - "I'm not going to say anything else, except that when he threw me the ball, I caught it. And it was never in stride. It was always one of those knuckleballs.

- That's why he's being blackballed - who the hell is he to throw McNabb under the bus?

Umm - he was someone who had to actually catch those knuckleballs.  ;)

I saw this unfolding two years ago - Freddie was doomed when he dared to not genuflect at the altar of McNabbulous in public.  He did the unthinkable and berated one of the NFL's marketing darlings.  One major rule of surviving in this league is that you don't take public shots at "The Chosen Ones" - you issue nothing but praise (white lies are highly welcome), and do your part to help build the myth.  Freddie violated the rule, so he became Public Enemy #1 in the eyes of the bigwigs, who set out to make an example of him.  The quest to make Freddie pay reached bizarre heights - with Bill Belicic getting in on the action!

Sigh...the only thing wrong with the article is that Freddie has dug his hole even deeper.  Oops - but maybe that wasn't possible.

He should write a book. 


Freddie wrote his obit with this team before the 2002 season when Reid had to bring in Antonio Freeman to man the slot--he reponded with 44 catches over 600 yards and 4TDs. If Freddie had 1/4 of the talent he thought he had, he would have fended off the challenge from an aging player.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on September 30, 2006, 01:43:49 PM
Link (http://www.thephatphree.com/features.asp?SectionID=2)

Pretty funny with the exception of the last line:

QuoteFreddie Mitchell Camping at Pats' Field



FOXBORO, Mass (The Phat Phree News Services) ? Former Philadelphia wide out and notorious loud mouth Freddie Mitchell has resurfaced in the NFL?sort of.

Mitchell, despite brief auditions in Kansas City in 2005 and Dallas this season, hasn?t played in an NFL game since being released by Philadelphia, following a dismal one-catch performance in the team?s 24-21 Super Bowl loss to New England in 2004.

But Mitchell hopes that his latest stunt can change all of that.

Several reports came out of the New England front office Monday afternoon that Mitchell, a 2001 first-round draft pick, had stooped to camping in an RV near the player?s entrance at Gillette Field, presumably in hopes of landing a try-out with the receiver-impaired team he openly mocked both before and after Super Bowl XXVIX.

Adorning the RV are several crudely handwritten banners promoting Mitchell, including two that read, ?FredEx Youself A Super Bowl,? and, ?The People?s Champ Is Reporting for Camp.?

Reports also state that Mitchell has been seen doing push-ups, throwing a ball to himself and rehearsing intricate touchdown celebrations in the mostly vacant parking lot.

?It was pretty frightening, to see a grown man acting like that,? said Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. ?I was just pulling into the parking lot for our team meeting, and I look over, and all I see is just two hands extended upward, pressed up against the glass on the drivers side window, with ?first? and ?down? written on each hand with a magic marker.

?I had no clue as to what was going on, and then the man behind the hands jumped up, and running around, high-stepping and grabbing fake footballs out of the air, screaming, ?FIRST-DOWN FREDDIE MITCHELL HAS FIRST DOWN WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM, BABY! WOOOOOOO!?? recalled Brady. ?I thought to myself that it had to be a prank. I was half expecting Ashton Kutcher or Borat to jump out from behind a tree.?

Brady was one of several players that Mitchell accosted in bizarre fashion on Monday. Joining him was Rodney Harrison, the hard-hitting safety whose name Mitchell couldn?t recall in an interview prior to the 2004 championship.

?Guy comes runnin? up to me, yellin? ?Sorry I forgot your name, Mr. Rodney Harrison! Sorry I forgot your name, bro, but it?s all good! Let?s win some rings together, man! Like Han Solo and Darth Vader joining forces and ****! It?ll be tight!? and all types of other nonsense,? said a perturbed Harrison. ?I reminded him that even I had more grabs than him in his last game (Harrison caught two interceptions in the win), but it was like he didn?t even hear me.

?Brother done lost it.?

Head coach Bill Belichick, a man of few words, went so far as to flatly describe Mitchell as ?terrible? two years ago, and even in a year when people like Reche Caldwell and Doug Gabriel are fighting for the no. 1 receiver spot, he still stated with confidence that the services of the self-described ?Sultan of Slot? would not be needed.

?Can?t catch. Doesn?t shut up. Lost his marbles somewhere in Jacksonville. Not a chance,? deadpanned Belichick.

Although signing him isn?t on the radar, owner Bob Kraft said that he still didn?t know handle the precarious situation.

?We?re talking about a man who has reached total instability, and approaching him could be very dangerous,? said Kraft. ?My assistant told me that he even put on thick-rimmed glasses, a mustache and a big afro, along with some awful plaid suit that wouldn?t fit a sixth-grader, and he came into the reception area, claiming to be Mitchell?s agent ? ?Mr. Don King? ? and that he wanted to have a meeting with me, ?on Mitchell?s behalf.?

?Now that?s a guy," quipped Kraft, "that you avoid agitating at all costs."

Kraft indicated several options, but frowned on bringing in any authorities. ?I could have security remove him from the property. I could even have him arrested for trespassing. But what if he?s got an assault rifle in that trailer? Flashing lights could set the guy off, and I don?t want that on my conscience."


While Kraft said that he?s hoping Mitchell ?just gives up and just leaves? before the problem escalates, like any good boss, he has a back-up plan.

?If he doesn?t relent after the Cincinatti game, I?ll have some intern go out there with a letter saying that there?s a CFL team down in Tijuana that wants to offer him a long-term, six-figure deal. He?ll probably get so excited that he?ll be filing for Mexican citizenship before he remembers what 'CFL' stands for."

Lastly, in a related news item, all Eagles fans are being asked to recall that Mitchell was drafted ahead of Pro Bowl wide receivers Chad Johnson and Steve Smith in the 2001 draft.



Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: MDS on September 30, 2006, 01:47:00 PM
I believed this until I saw it was Phat Phree News.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: NGM on September 30, 2006, 01:48:51 PM
Throwing himself the ball in the parking lot eh?

(http://www.mobizzo.com/storage/view/299/5/fm/fms_uncle_rico_pigskinWbmp1.jpg)

Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: micc on October 15, 2006, 03:22:59 AM
FredEx puts the MO, in MOron...he made a couple of memorable catches, but if his body was as able as his mouth, he'd still be playing...as for him not being able to latch on anywhere else...that's his own damn fault...

//spamgasm
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: phattymatty on October 26, 2006, 12:26:05 PM
QuoteHow Freddie Spent His Weekend

In case you were wondering what former Philadelphia Eagles shteinball Freddie Mitchell is up to ... he's out taunting fans at UCLA games from the stands! Hey, sure beats playing; we understand, Freddie.

A reader's report from the Golden Dome this weekend:

I went to the Notre Dame-UCLA game this past weekend and who was sitting three rows in front of me .... Freddie Mitchell. Now, you may have been wondering what the center of Super Bowl Media Day but two years ago would be doing at a college game one day before NFL action ... well, this. He is a bum and is out of the league.

Well, I first spotted him about 5 minutes into the game and pointed him out. Other people spotted him as well and random "4th and 26" and Freddie yells happened for the first quarter. All fine and dandy and very accepting. The thing that got on everyone's nerves was the preening and standing that happened as UCLA started to take over the game. It started with overenthusiastic clapping and got worse. He was doing full 360s with a big smile on his face and making sure he was noticed. "I'm Freddie Mitchell and I'm here."

By the 3rd quarter, this a-hole was pointing at UCLA fans in other sections and gloating over 4 yard runs. How the mighty have fallen. There is one thing about ND crowds ... they are remarkably docile. Old alums with only a few beats to go make up the crowd, and it's hard to get much of a rise out of these people. But by the 4th quarter, even the 70 year old guy was seething at FredEx.

Well ... ND came back and won. And Freddie bolted ... I mean bolted ... after all his antics. The best line I heard as he left: "We knew FredEx didn't deliver on Sundays anymore...but I guess not Saturdays either."

For the record, as he was leaving the stadium before the rest of the fans, Mitchell still couldn't get open.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyGirl on October 26, 2006, 12:43:10 PM
Everytime I see this thread has been bumped, I wonder if Freddie was signed by someone.

Always good for a hearty laugh when I see that he hasn't and is still unemployed.

:-D :yay
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on October 26, 2006, 12:47:07 PM
The signed picture I have of him in my offense will be worth thousands once Freddie gets his next break.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SunMo on October 26, 2006, 12:54:25 PM
in your offense!!3232!$!!
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 26, 2006, 01:02:34 PM
Where's Freddies Dance at  :-D
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Susquehanna Birder on October 26, 2006, 01:12:26 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on October 26, 2006, 01:02:34 PM
Where's Freddies Dance at  :-D

She's busy being exploited.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: phattymatty on October 26, 2006, 01:12:36 PM
my offense is pretty bare.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyGirl on October 26, 2006, 03:03:21 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on October 26, 2006, 01:02:34 PM
Where's Freddies Dance at  :-D

Crossroids
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Seabiscuit36 on October 26, 2006, 03:04:12 PM
same person i always thought.  8)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on October 26, 2006, 03:12:04 PM
Quote from: SunMo on October 26, 2006, 12:54:25 PM
in your offense!!3232!$!!

The best defense is a well-decorated offense.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: General_Failure on October 26, 2006, 05:47:54 PM
And McCants still can't find a roster spot.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyGirl on October 26, 2006, 05:49:48 PM
McCants > Mitchell
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: General_Failure on October 26, 2006, 05:50:32 PM
Well, yes, he's better decorated.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on July 27, 2007, 01:57:52 PM
QuoteThe Titans reportedly tried out former Eagles WR Freddie Mitchell before opting to sign Eric Moulds, 34, on Thursday.

"Fred Ex" was passed over for a player many around the NFL seem to agree is close to done. He may want to take the Argonauts up on their offer after all.

link (http://rotoworld.com/Content/playernews.as...&line=94532)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyGirl on July 29, 2007, 08:09:35 PM
 :-D
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Feva on July 30, 2007, 07:44:35 AM
Maybe we can get a forum on the board where FredEx can answer questions and give his side of the story.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: General_Failure on July 30, 2007, 07:46:17 AM
Nah, we're blackballing him too.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: ThirdStreetMafia on August 02, 2007, 12:55:39 PM
Is he still substitute teaching in Indiana? I cant find the picture but its sure as hell was funny.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: paco on August 02, 2007, 06:20:20 PM

link (http://deadspin.com/sports/nfl/in-case-you-were-wondering-what-freddie-mitchell-has-been-up-to-lately-217314.php)
(http://www.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2006/11/thatsabigfreddie.jpg)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: ThirdStreetMafia on August 07, 2007, 09:47:30 AM
thanks!
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: bowzer on September 02, 2007, 12:21:01 PM
Freddy Mitchell was at the Manyunk Brew Pub last night.... busting my table.

Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on September 02, 2007, 01:47:14 PM
How was he busting it?  With a bat?  Possibly a sledgehammer?
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Feva on September 02, 2007, 05:19:12 PM
Quote from: phillywestbrook36 on September 02, 2007, 12:21:01 PM
Freddy Mitchell was at the Manyunk Brew Pub last night.... busting my table.



Is that some kind of code speak for violating your hind parts?
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: methdeez on September 02, 2007, 06:03:38 PM
Quote from: phillywestbrook36 on September 02, 2007, 12:21:01 PM
Freddy Mitchell was at the Manyunk Brew Pub last night.... busting my table.



Your poor spelling killed your poor joke.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: bowzer on September 03, 2007, 07:45:11 PM
Quote from: methdeez on September 02, 2007, 06:03:38 PM
Quote from: phillywestbrook36 on September 02, 2007, 12:21:01 PM
Freddy Mitchell was at the Manyunk Brew Pub last night.... busting my table.



Your poor spelling killed your poor joke.

Nah,  he really was there.  Him and his two boys were looking pretty awkward on the open deck, and weren't have any luck with the ladies.  I kind of felt bad for him. 

Also, I don't see what I misspelled, get a life.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2007, 08:55:35 PM
some people think you "bus" tables.  others think you "bust" them.

meh
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2007, 08:57:28 PM
i would say most people think you "bus" tables.  one person thinks you "bust" them
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2007, 08:59:06 PM
I've heard the term before. 
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2007, 09:00:23 PM
no you haven't, you're just saying you have so he doesn't feel embarrassed, it's just you being a good person again
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2007, 09:04:02 PM
I'm not a good person.

I have heard it before.  I think some people say it that way. 

Regardless, we all know what the motherfarger meant.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2007, 09:04:47 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 03, 2007, 09:04:02 PM
I'm not a good person.


you also don't pick up obvious sarcasm well either
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on September 03, 2007, 09:09:20 PM
fair enough

I don't care.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: bowzer on September 03, 2007, 10:10:13 PM
Let's spoon.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: hbionic on September 04, 2007, 12:23:38 PM
IN.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Cerevant on September 04, 2007, 01:24:12 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on September 03, 2007, 09:04:02 PM
Regardless, we all know what the motherfarger meant.

Actually, I thought "busting tables" was some sort of ghetto-speak.  I had no idea what he was talking about.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on September 04, 2007, 07:23:23 PM
CANADA
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: rjs246 on September 04, 2007, 07:38:42 PM
For somebody that hates america you sure are talking a lot of shtein about canada.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on September 04, 2007, 09:07:12 PM
I love America.  It's the policy and most of the Americans I hate. 

Beautiful place, America.  Used to be a lot better. 

Before whitey.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: MDS on April 01, 2008, 07:40:01 PM
(http://enrico.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/31/freddiemitchellpimp.jpg)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on April 01, 2008, 08:15:35 PM
Good for Freddie!
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: rjs246 on April 01, 2008, 08:16:16 PM
Hit. Hit. Headbutt.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: ice grillin you on April 01, 2008, 08:22:38 PM
is that a famous person?
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Father Demon on April 01, 2008, 08:25:04 PM
No.  He used to be a WR for the Eagles.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Diomedes on April 01, 2008, 09:05:55 PM
that is a delightful little slut MDS, thanks for that
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: hbionic on April 01, 2008, 11:17:24 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on April 01, 2008, 09:05:55 PM
that is a delightful little slut

This.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on April 02, 2008, 07:47:59 AM
Only, you're talking about Freddie, butt pirate.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on May 29, 2008, 05:28:06 PM
QuoteRAVENS WORK OUT FREDDIE MITCHELL
Posted by Michael David Smith on May 29, 2008, 3:47 p.m.

A league source tells PFT that the Baltimore Ravens have worked out free agent wide receiver Freddie Mitchell.

We first heard about the Mitchell workout when a reader tipped us off that Mitchell had mentioned it on his MySpace page.

Mitchell, the 2001 first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, played four years in Philly but hasn't suited up for a regular-season NFL game since the 2004 season. He caught 90 passes for 1,263 yards and five touchdowns in four seasons, and his best moment came when he caught a 28-yard pass on fourth-and-26 in the NFC Divisional Playoff in January of 2004.

A year later, when Mitchell talked trash before the Super Bowl, Patriots coach Bill Belichick famously said, "He's terrible, and you can print that."

Mitchell signed with the Chiefs in 2005 but was cut before the season and has since then had workouts with a handful of teams, none of which offered him contracts.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: phattymatty on May 29, 2008, 05:43:19 PM
best thing belichick has ever done.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Sgt PSN on May 29, 2008, 05:50:44 PM
Harbaugh must be desperate.  But who cares, I'm just happy for him. 
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on May 30, 2008, 05:58:01 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 29, 2008, 05:43:19 PM
best thing belichick has ever done.

I thought it was the sandals.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: MDS on June 11, 2008, 06:21:09 PM
(http://enrico.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/11/freddiemitchell700level2.jpg)
(http://enrico.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/11/freddiemitchellvegas700level.jpg)
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: QB Eagles on June 11, 2008, 06:53:44 PM
I'm guessing it was the Asian girl in the back that caught his eye. Not that I think the People's Champ is above dumping a load into any of those other girls.
Title: Re: FredEx: "somebody is blackballing me"
Post by: Sgt PSN on June 12, 2008, 05:32:51 PM
What kind of shirt is he wearing?  Is that his flag football jersey or something?