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Leonard Mitchell

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Atlanta Falcons · OT

Leonard Mitchell recorded 89 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

89

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Leonard Mitchell's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1981
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 27, 1981

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 27, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
DETROITLIONS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 27, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 20, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 13, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 6, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Leonard Mitchell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1985

01
PHIMITCHELL—Leonard Mitchell
PHIJAWORSKI7Ron Jaworski
PHICARMICHAEL—Harold Carmichael

From exhaustion to the first Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles · Vermeil's climb

Dick Vermeil turned a depleted roster into the 1980 NFC champion through relentless development and Montgomery's complete running.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIMITCHELL—Leonard Mitchell
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1966–1988

03
ATLMITCHELL—Leonard Mitchell
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons89 career gamesJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Dec 27, 1987

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history