ATLANTA -- Former New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, who was an unsung hero in Super Bowl LI but hasn’t played in two seasons with a lingering knee injury, said Wednesday that he isn’t giving up hope to return to the NFL despite undergoing 10 surgeries.
“I’m still motivated. I’m still encouraged. I’m recovering -- the last surgery totaled out to be No. 10, and it takes a little while to come back from it,” Mitchell told ESPN.com. “But I am working my way back. And I’ll be back.”
A Patriots trip to Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII means a visit with Malcolm Mitchell, who tells me this morning that New England will always be in his heart.