HOUSTON — Todd Bowles has added another familiar face to his coaching staff.
Former Arizona Cardinals running backs coach Stump Mitchell will assume the same position under Bowles, the Jets announced Wednesday. The two coached together in Arizona on Bruce Arians’ staff from 2013-14.
Mitchell spent the past four seasons with the Cardinals and played an integral role in the development of 1,200-yard rusher David Johnson.
The longtime NFL assistant coach, whose real name is Lyvonia Albert Mitchell, earned his nickname growing up in Kingsland, Georgia, because he was “tougher than a stump” on the football field.