Fueled by his daughter, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell is focused on taking the NFL by storm.
When watching football players battle on the gridiron, it can be easy to forget that they are just like the rest of us.
Basketball was another sport Mitchell loved to play. He would dream about one day playing in the NBA with his brothers. However, Mitchell realized his talents were better suited for the football field than the basketball court. By the time he reached high school, football had become the main focus. The decision paid off, as Mitchell spent his senior season at Cane Ridge High School. Mitchell filled in at quarterback for the first three games of the season but switched back to wide receiver and became almost unguardable. He finished the season with 49 catches for 795 yards and 11 touchdowns on the way to winning the 2019 Region 5-6A Athlete of the Year.
As Mitchell continued to impress throughout the summer, he experienced a life-changing moment in his personal life. Mitchell's daughter, Icylinn, was born during the summer of 2021. Mitchell instantly fell in love with the little girl he calls "Twin Twin.". "If anyone ever brought one over to the house, I’d be outside right away. But the moment you were born, there was nothing else I wanted to do other than be around you.
"When I got injured my sophomore year and for the first time I actually couldn’t play football, ... things became more clear to me," Mitchell admitted. "I’d spent so much time away from that, whenever I visited, it would feel like we were starting over from scratch. Whenever I picked up, cry at first because didn’t recognize me — we didn’t really have a relationship. And that just made my heart sad.
After a three-year college career with 93 catches for 1,405 yards and 18 touchdowns, Mitchell decided to forego his senior season and enter the 2024 NFL Draft. He felt he was ready to make the jump to the pros, giving Icylinn the life he always dreamed of giving her.
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