After Troy Polamalu left, the Steelers secondary needed someone to step up, and I think Mike Mitchell was that someone.
Mitchell came to the Steelers as an UFA, he signed a five-year, $25 million contract in 2014. A few games into the 2014-15 season, many people questioned the signing. Mitchell often got caught out of position and blew some tackles. But it seems like he rebounded in 2015.
Let’s take a look at his 2014 and 2015 stats.
2014
-71 total tackles, 53 solo, 18 assisted.
-3 passes defensed.