Mike Mitchell’s body has taken a beating since first joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. While he has managed to start 32 regular season games and three playoff games—that is, every game the team has played since he signed a five-year contract during the 2014 offseason—that time logged has not come without a cost to his body.
Before he even took a snap for the Steelers, the veteran safety suffered a groin injury during the offseason in his first year in Pittsburgh that he played through for the entire 2014 season. He suffered two groin tears, in addition to whatever additional wear and tear playing through the tears put on his body, which resulted in surgical repairs during the offseason.