A veteran safety heading into his 10th season in the NFL, former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Mitchell is no stranger to the free agency process. Originally drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Carolina Panthers in 2013.
Starting for the majority of the season and putting up productive numbers, including career-highs with four interceptions and three and a half sacks, he turned that one-year success into a five-year, $25 million contract in Pittsburgh.