Mitchell’s career has officially come to an end."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots NewsFormer Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell announces his retirementNew White John Hannah Jerseys ,52commentsMitchell’s career has officially come to an end.EDTShareTweetShareShareFormer Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell announces his retirementIsaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsPlaying in the New England Patriots’ offense is notoriously difficult, so it naturally was encouraging to see fourth-round rookie Malcolm Mitchell turn into a key contributor in 2016: the Georgia product appeared in 16 of the Patriots’ 19 games during the team’s Super Bowl run and finished his first NFL campaign with a combined 39 catches for 476 yards and four touchdowns. His rookie season was one of the best in New England’s recent memory.Mitchell’s 16th game — Super Bowl 51 during which he caught six passes for 70 yards — unfortunately turned out to be his last one in the league: after missing all of 2017 due to a nagging knee injury and later getting released by the Patriots in August 2018, the 26-year-old announced his retirement at an event at his alma mater today. He followed the announcement by also sharing the following statement on Instagram:With Mitchell’s playing days officially coming to an end John Hannah Jerseys 2019 , his focus will now fully turn on his reading initiative Read With Malcolm and his work as an author of children’s literature. New England has picked another player."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementNFL DraftPatriots NewsPatriots Opinion/AnalysisNFL draft 2019: Patriots draft RB Damien Harris with the 87th pickNew,66commentsNew England has picked another player.EDTShareTweetShareShareNFL draft 2019: Patriots draft RB Damien Harris with the 87th pickKyle Terada-USA TODAY SportsThe New England Patriots have made their fourth pick of the 2019 NFL draft: with the 87th overall selection, the reigning world champions selected Alabama running back Damien Harris.#87: Damien HarrisPosition: Running backSchool: AlabamaSize: 5102 White Irving Fryar Jerseys , 216 lbsQuick-hit analysis: A second-team All-SEC selection last year and team captain at Alabama, Harris will likely serve as the top early-down and short yardage running back option alongside Sony Michel. A very good pass blocker, he lacks the burst to be a true bell cow runner Irving Fryar Jerseys 2019 , but should become a serviceable rotational option.