Former Lions QB & World Class Jerk Scott Mitchell going on 'The Biggest Loser' to get healthy
You know all the tales of NFL linemen who lose a ton of weight right after they're done playing? It seems former Lions quarterback Scott Mitchell took the opposite route in retirement, though he's ready to change that.
Mitchell will be a contestant on this season of the NBC show "The Biggest Loser," and he doesn't look much like his days with the Lions, Dolphins, Ravens and Bengals. Mitchell, whose last NFL appearance was 2001, has grown to 366 pounds.
MItchell was never a small guy when he played quarterback, coming in at 6-foot-6, 240 pounds, but his weight got out of control after his playing days due to "a busy life and poor diet," according to his "The Biggest Loser" bio. The bio also said Mitchell's dad died earlier this year due to obesity-related issues, and that was his biggest motivation for going on the show. He has five kids, from 11 years old to 21, and suffers from sleep apnea and high blood pressure, so at age 46 he was ready to make some serious changes in his life.
Mitchell will be joined on the show by another former Lions player, offensive lineman Damien Woody. Woody, who also played with the Patriots and Jets, is starting the show at 388 pounds.
The show premieres on NBC on Sept. 11. HERE'S WHAT LIONS ALL-PRO LOMAS BROWN HAD TO SAY ABOUT MITCHELL
Lomas Brown: I purposely missed a block to get Scott Mitchell hurt
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 22, 2012, 3:44 PM EDT
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Former Lions offensive tackle and current ESPN analyst Lomas Brown made a startling confession in a radio interview on Friday: Brown said that he once purposely missed a block because he wanted the man he was supposed to block, Packers defensive end Sean Jones, to injure Lions quarterback Scott Mitchell.
In an interview on ESPN Radio, Brown said that in a 1994 game, he purposely whiffed on Jones so that Jones could get a clean shot on Mitchell. Sure enough, Brown got his intended result, as Mitchell was knocked out of the game.
“We were playing Green Bay in Milwaukee,” Brown said. “We were getting beat, 24-3, at that time and he just stunk up the place. He’s throwing interceptions, just everything. So I looked at Kevin Glover, our All-Pro center and I said, ‘Glove, that is it.’ I said, ‘I’m getting him out the game.’ . . . So I got the gator arms on the guy at the last minute, he got around me, he hit Scott Mitchell, he did something to his finger . . . and he came out the game. [Lions backup quarterback] Dave Krieg came in the game.”
Host Ryen Russillo expressed shock that Brown would admit such a thing, but Brown showed no remorse.
“As you can tell, I’m just not a big fan of Scott Mitchell. He’s just not on my Christmas list. He won’t be getting any Christmas presents from me this year,” Brown said.
The Detroit Free Press notes that while Brown misremembered some of the details of the game, his basic description of what happened adds up: Jones drilled Mitchell with a hit that broke a finger on Mitchell’s passing hand, and Mitchell was replaced by Krieg. As Brown correctly recalled, Mitchell was having a terrible game, but Krieg played well in relief for the rest of that game and played well for the Lions the rest of the season.
Lions' Fontes-mitchell `Feud' Takes Mickey Mouse Turn
Which problem would you rather have?
After Fontes apologized for yanking Mitchell between first and second down in last week's loss to the Giants, Mitchell donned Mickey Mouse ears, stuffed a pillow under a sweatshirt and a cigar in his mouth, and mimicked Fontes.
"Wayno!" Mitchell said. "I'll bet this gets on the news."
Holmgren saw it and said: "Honestly, I didn't like that too much. I guess it was a charity thing and all that kind of stuff. That wasn't my thing."
Just as Fontes said his decision was poorly timed, so did Mitchell, who claimed he would have worn the costume even if he hadn't been benched. Fontes wore mouse ears for a recent charity event and was outraged when a newspaper photo made fun of him.
"I just thought it would be funny," Mitchell said. "I didn't mean anything personal by it or anything. The timing of what had happened in the game had nothing to do with what I was going to do.
"It actually made it better because of what had happened. I just think you can't take yourself too serious. I thought it would be a good way of just kind of maybe breaking up the tension, or whatever."
Just as Fontes apologized to Mitchell, Mitchell smoothed it over with Fontes, who said he only wanted to know two things.
"I asked him if I had a good time, who I danced with. And No. 2, I didn't think I was that heavy," Fontes said. "Other than that, I'm sure he did it in fun."
Somehow, Holmgren couldn't envision Brett Favre slapping on a mustache and mimicking him.
"Wayne has a tremendous capacity to handle tough situations. I'm amazed sometimes," Holmgren said.
After Fontes apologized for yanking Mitchell between first and second down in last week's loss to the Giants, Mitchell donned Mickey Mouse ears, stuffed a pillow under a sweatshirt and a cigar in his mouth, and mimicked Fontes.
"Wayno!" Mitchell said. "I'll bet this gets on the news."
Holmgren saw it and said: "Honestly, I didn't like that too much. I guess it was a charity thing and all that kind of stuff. That wasn't my thing."
Just as Fontes said his decision was poorly timed, so did Mitchell, who claimed he would have worn the costume even if he hadn't been benched. Fontes wore mouse ears for a recent charity event and was outraged when a newspaper photo made fun of him.
"I just thought it would be funny," Mitchell said. "I didn't mean anything personal by it or anything. The timing of what had happened in the game had nothing to do with what I was going to do.
"It actually made it better because of what had happened. I just think you can't take yourself too serious. I thought it would be a good way of just kind of maybe breaking up the tension, or whatever."
Just as Fontes apologized to Mitchell, Mitchell smoothed it over with Fontes, who said he only wanted to know two things.
"I asked him if I had a good time, who I danced with. And No. 2, I didn't think I was that heavy," Fontes said. "Other than that, I'm sure he did it in fun."
Somehow, Holmgren couldn't envision Brett Favre slapping on a mustache and mimicking him.
"Wayne has a tremendous capacity to handle tough situations. I'm amazed sometimes," Holmgren said.
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PARTING THOUGHTS:
If this isn't evidence of completely sick culture in the Detroit Lions organization I don't know what is. Down deep in their heart they are bums. They know it and they act like it.
PARTING THOUGHTS:
If this isn't evidence of completely sick culture in the Detroit Lions organization I don't know what is. Down deep in their heart they are bums. They know it and they act like it.
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