Two years after catching five fourth-quarter passes in the Patriots’ comeback in Super Bowl LI, wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell is leaving the NFL for his next chapter.
Mitchell struggled with lingering knee injuries and was limited to a single preseason game after his heroics in the Patriots’ last-gasp victory over the Atlanta Falcons. He announced his retirement Friday during a TED Talk at his alma mater, the University of Georgia.
“Everything will work out,” the 25-year-old wrote on Instagram. “The world has a knack for correcting itself.”
The Patriots drafted Mitchell in the fourth round in 2016.