Colts draft WR Adonai Mitchell - Round 2, Pick 52

[Dam8610]

Nice to have a receiver named God.

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Chris Ballard Goes on Profanity-Filled Rant to Defend ‘Pissed’ 2nd-Round Pick Adonai Mitchell

(By Nate Atkins)

https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...l/73463524007/

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[apballin]

Chose #10 to signify the number of WR drafted ahead of him

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Originally Posted by apballin

He chose #10, to signify the number of WR's drafted ahead of him.

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For all I know, this guy might wind up in the Hall-of-Fame someday and be mentioned in the same breath as Lance Alworth, Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Marvin Harrison ...... but I don't think that calling attention to yourself in such a brazen, challenging manner before you've caught a single pass in the NFL is necessarily the most prudent route to take. At least Joe Namath's team made it to the Super Bowl before he guaranteed that they would win it.

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[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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For all I know, this guy might wind up in the Hall-of-Fame someday and be mentioned in the same breath as Lance Alworth, Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Marvin Harrison ...... but I don't think that calling attention to yourself in such a brazen, challenging manner before you've caught a single pass in the NFL is necessarily the most prudent route to take. At least Joe Namath's team made it to the Super Bowl before he guaranteed that they would win it.

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How exactly does this call attention to him? The only people who will even know about it are diehard football fans who care enough about him and the draft to know why he chose his number. This is, quite simply, a personal motivator for a player who seems to perform better when he has more motivation to do better. I think it's great and I hope he helps take the Colts to a Super Bowl and then tells the media why he chose his number.

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Originally Posted by Dam8610

How exactly does this call attention to him? The only people who will even know about it are diehard football fans who care enough about him and the draft to know why he chose his number. This is, quite simply, a personal motivator for a player who seems to perform better when he has more motivation to do better. I think it's great and I hope he helps take the Colts to a Super Bowl and then tells the media why he chose his number.

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He said that he was "pissed" when he was drafted in the 2nd round last month, and not the first round. And that was made a big deal of in the press. So, choosing number 10 AND telling the press that that is why he chose that number one month later is calling attention to himself ...... at least that's how I view a rookie wide receiver calling attention to oneself.

It will be fine if he has a good season. But if he tears his UCL in the 5th game of the season, his assertion of being pissed and choosing number 10 won't be a flattering look for a rookie wide receiver. Hopefully he will stay healthy, play well, and make it a moot point.

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On the other hand, in 1998 Peyton Manning specifically told Jim Irsay, ) “I would like to play for you, but if you don’t pick me (in the draft), I will kick your ass for the next 15 years.”


https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...areer/2533481/


There was a major nuance with that, though ....... Manning did not make that statement/conversation with Irsay known to the public until 2011, when he was being interviewed by ESPN's Rick Reilly ...... by which time he had clearly established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time.

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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For all I know, this guy might wind up in the Hall-of-Fame someday and be mentioned in the same breath as Lance Alworth, Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Marvin Harrison ...... but I don't think that calling attention to yourself in such a brazen, challenging manner before you've caught a single pass in the NFL is necessarily the most prudent route to take. At least Joe Namath's team made it to the Super Bowl before he guaranteed that they would win it.

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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He said that he was "pissed" when he was drafted in the 2nd round last month, and not the first round. And that was made a big deal of in the press. So, choosing number 10 AND telling the press that that is why he chose that number one month later is calling attention to himself ...... at least that's how I view a rookie wide receiver calling attention to oneself.

It will be fine if he has a good season. But if he tears his UCL in the 5th game of the season, his assertion of being pissed and choosing number 10 won't be a flattering look for a rookie wide receiver. Hopefully he will stay healthy, play well, and make it a moot point.

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In the Colts' last chance to keep themselves alive for a playoff berth, Mitchell did not especially shine bright ...... and so, entirely of his own doing, his decision to call attention to himself with the shenanigans about wearing number 10 to prove a point about being disrespected in the 2024 NFL draft wound up being a rather unflattering look for the talented Colts rookie.

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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For all I know, this guy might wind up in the Hall-of-Fame someday and be mentioned in the same breath as Lance Alworth, Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Marvin Harrison ...... but I don't think that calling attention to yourself in such a brazen, challenging manner before you've caught a single pass in the NFL is necessarily the most prudent route to take. At least Joe Namath's team made it to the Super Bowl before he guaranteed that they would win it.

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Originally Posted by Dam8610

How exactly does this call attention to him? The only people who will even know about it are diehard football fans who care enough about him and the draft to know why he chose his number. This is, quite simply, a personal motivator for a player who seems to perform better when he has more motivation to do better. I think it's great and I hope he helps take the Colts to a Super Bowl and then tells the media why he chose his number.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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He said that he was "pissed" when he was drafted in the 2nd round last month, and not the first round. And that was made a big deal of in the press. So, choosing number 10 AND telling the press that that is why he chose that number one month later is calling attention to himself ...... at least that's how I view a rookie wide receiver calling attention to oneself.

It will be fine if he has a good season. But if he tears his UCL in the 5th game of the season, his assertion of being pissed and choosing number 10 won't be a flattering look for a rookie wide receiver. Hopefully he will stay healthy, play well, and make it a moot point.

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Well, you wanted the spotlight, Mitchell ...... you've got it now.




Colts’ Adonai Mitchell Drops TD Before Crossing Goal Line

(By Yahoo SPorts Staff)

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article...215815281.html







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Chris Ballard Goes on Profanity-Filled Rant to Defend ‘Pissed’ 2nd-Round Pick Adonai Mitchell

(By Nate Atkins)

https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...l/73463524007/

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(7 MONTHS LATER)



Adonai Mitchell Seizes Opportunity in Career Game Against the Bills

(By Amanda Foster)

https://www.colts.com/news/colts-wr-...rce-receptions

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