When DaMarcus Mitchell made the Patriots’ 53-man roster, it was a proud moment for the former Purdue standout.
Making an NFL roster is an achievement on its own, and doing it as an undrafted free agent like he did is even harder.
He told ABC 6’s Ian Steele Wednesday that the accomplishment prompted his dad to tell the rookie defensive end he was proud of him for the first time.
“My dad, he never really said ‘I’m proud of you’ or ‘congratulations’,” Mitchell said. “Of course he said when I got to college, but as far as ‘I’m proud of you’, that was his real first time telling me that.