Philadelphia landed a complete baller in Quinyon Mitchell, and the quiet rookie cornerback seems to do his most talking when he’s on the field.
An All-American at Toledo who turned down NIL deals to stay loyal, Mitchell hit the ground running after being drafted by the Eagles. He immediately talked trash to All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown. Mitchell garnered Brown’s attention during Day 2 of the Eagles minicamp; Brown told a hilarious story about Mitchell’s first words to him being a bit of trash talk.
That trash talk has found its way to training camp one-on-one matchups between the two, and during his Thursday interview, Brown made it clear that Eagles coaches aren’t forcing the interaction; it’s just Brown taking the initiative to push Mitchell.
A.J. Brown says his 1-on-1s with Quinyon Mitchell are his doing. He likes to compete against the rookie and seems impressed that Mitchell doesn't back down. pic.twitter.com/vuuICOJ0Gk
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) August 1, 2024
Mitchell spent four seasons at Toledo, playing 46 games (40 starts). Mitchell racked up some impressive numbers at cornerback: 6 Interceptions, 2 Interceptions returned for touchdowns, 122 tackles, 46 Passes defended, and 6.5 Tackles for loss. Mitchell led the FBS with 25 passes defended in 2022 and ended his career with the most passes defended in program history.
Mitchell has been engulfed in a trilateral training camp battle featuring Kelee Ringo and Isaiah Rodgers, with the rookie and first-round pick starting to pick up momentum for the job.
