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Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:45 am EDT

Brian Mitchell claims he was fired for criticizing Redskins

By Joe Zedalis

Former Washington Redskins return man Brian Mitchell says his recent firing by a radio station owned by the team is not due to economic factors but for critical comments made about the team and its performance.

Mitchell told USA TODAY's Michael McCarthy that Red Zebra radio cut him as an analyst because he was critical of the Redskins. Station executive Bruce Gilbert said the move was "100% driven by the economy."

Mitchell made $150,000 per year.

"If you never discuss any money, or any changes in my money with me, then you already have your minds made up. This didn't have a damn thing to do with the economy," Mitchell told McCarthy.

Source: USA TodayNew Window

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  1. marco
    1. Posted by marco Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:53 am EDT

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    who cares
  2. wojomail
    2. Posted by wojomail Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:14 am EDT

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    He was horrible on the radio -- you couldn't understand 98% of the things he said. I loved B-Mitch as a player, but he needed to shut up on the radio. I didn't necessarily disagree with his views, if you could understand him. He sounded like he lost a bet and tried to talk on the radio with 100 marbles in his mouth.
  3. Daniel Stern
    3. Posted by Daniel Stern Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:07 am EDT

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    At $150,000 per year we could hire 266 Safeties and hope one of them is better than Adam Archuleta was for $40 million. B-Mitch was a bargain.
  4. Jason R
    4. Posted by Jason R Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:13 am EDT

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    Being an unintelligible mushmouth doesn't stop some commentators--look at Shannon Sharpe. Don't be surprised if it comes out that Daniel 'That Meddling Kid' Snyder was somehow involved in Mitchell's booting
  5. VEGA$
    5. Posted by VEGA$ Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:21 am EDT

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    haha good one Jason ^....Shannon Sharpe SUCKS
  6. JT
    6. Posted by JT Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:30 am EDT

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    See ya b-mitch
  7. uefiji
    7. Posted by uefiji Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:30 am EDT

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    the redskins still blow, so who cares
  8. Steely Mcbeam
    8. Posted by Steely Mcbeam Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:32 am EDT

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    You don't bite the hand that feeds you. The guy signing my paycheck is an incompetent yutz but I wouldn't say it at work.
  9. Jason R
    9. Posted by Jason R Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:46 am EDT

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    Here's a typical Shannon Sharpe highlight announcement: "Murfle-murfle--dawg, J.B.--merble merble merble, haw-ha, Pocket Hercules! Merble merble fibbity-flew, to da house, Howie! Word." Mitchell was better than that, for sure.
  10. Skins fan
    10. Posted by Skins fan Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:13 am EDT

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    If he was fired over criticism that really is messed up! However, you wouldn't think that was the case b/c a lot of guys on ESPN 980 are critical about certain things- it's part of sports radio and should always be. I like B-Mitch and wish he was still around. Bring him back!
  11. love4guitars
    11. Posted by love4guitars Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:13 am EDT

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    Brian, you were AWESOME as a Redskins player and we will NEVER forget you for that, but..... as an on-air personality you were HORRIBLE man! Gotta say it as it is.
  12. Timmy C
    12. Posted by Timmy C Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:17 am EDT

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    The way the organization is run that sounds about right!
  13. BarefeetBob
    13. Posted by BarefeetBob Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:33 am EDT

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    Jason R - you are right on the money. I always call Shannon Mushmouth (with no disrespect to the Bill Cosby character, who actually had something useful to say). You are also clearly on the mark with Snyder. I love the Coach Spurrier got paid for all five years of his contract after tolerating Snyder for only two.
  14. Carl Brutananadilewski
    14. Posted by Carl Brutananadilewski Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:10 am EDT

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    The reason why he got fired because of that ridiculous salary he was netting! That's Howard Stern or Opie and Anthony money
    Jeez Dan Synder quit being such a cash wh#re
  15. brian b
    15. Posted by brian b Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:28 am EDT

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    They did you a favor. Now you don't have to report on weak ass Redskins games.
  16. Oliver Klosov
    16. Posted by Oliver Klosov Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:46 am EDT

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    You couldn't understand anything he said...then, put him on a show with the equally inept John Thompson and what do you have?? Radio that is built for the Ebonics-literate.... huh, there B-Mitch...punk... oh, and Dan Snyder sucks either way!!
  17. former season tix holder till 09'
    17. Posted by former season tix holder till 09' Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:47 am EDT

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    Brian was the only reason I listened to . He was the only guy who would bring it and tell you what's really happening. I gave up my season tix this year. Doesn't make sense to keep investing with an owner who doesn't care about the fans. I'm starting a college fund instead for my son. I'm tired of losing and most of all dumb meddling owners. Trying to ship J. Campbell was slimy. Snyder is a bafoon and Mitchell had the guts to say what was really going on at Redskins Park.
  18. former season tix holder till 09'
    18. Posted by former season tix holder till 09' Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:14 am EDT

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    The references to ebonics and mush mouth to me sound a little racist or ignorant. It's very disapointing because I can say the same thing about John Madden, Terry Bradshaw, John Elway and Dick Butkis. Why do people always have to take it there? I'd rather listen to people who know and played the game than some pin head in a suite with 14 college degrees sounding dry and conservative. A la Tony Kornhiesher, Dennis Miller.....How and the hell did Joe Thiesman get canned over these pinheads?
  19. David G
    19. Posted by David G Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:16 am EDT

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    You're right ; Who cares. He is a nobody and was always a whiner.
  20. Robert
    20. Posted by Robert Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:56 am EDT

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    How true is it the words I heard the other day,"You can't win a Superbowl without a good front office."? I watched Vinny Cerruto on Redskin's Nation the other day and I can see why the Skins will not win a Championship anytime soon. When I was reading this blog and the terms, unintelligable, mushmouth, and pin head, I thought it was about Cerruto not Mitchell. Firing Brian Mitchell won't make the Redskin's a better team. The wrong guy got shown the gate.
  21. Tom G
    21. Posted by Tom G Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:05 pm EDT

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    Brian Mich is and always will be MR REDSKIN ,he loved this town and team, sorry our SORRY Owner can't handle the truth that draft doddging ###3!!!?? , I loved hearing the truth ,and things that needed to be said about the team.The only shame on the Radio is that Brian had to be hooked to the one person I CAN NOT STAND Mr.##@!! Thomson now that Brian is gone 980 can kiss my ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
  22. The GM
    22. Posted by The GM Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:19 pm EDT

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    I'm with you former season tix holder. This is a bit on the racist side of things things here. There are a lot of radio personalities that either do not make sense or you cannot understand and they are simply on the air because of their name. But you guys are referrencing the black guys, talking about ebonics, and Shannon Sharpe's Yo's and Dawg's. I watch sport center almost everyday and I notice that there are quite a few white personalities on there that use the same phrases. I only heard B Mitch on the air one time, and I agree, he wasn't that great, but let's tone down the color commentary. And by the way, If the skins suck so much, why the hell are you reading up on them and posting on this blog?
  23. Jason R
    23. Posted by Jason R Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:32 pm EDT

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    I do not mean it in the racial sense at all. Dick Vitale and Bill Rafferty can be just as hard to understand, with their blathering, motor-mouth tendencies, for instance. (I wish that I couldn't understand Joe Buck; alas, we can hear every bored-to-tears word he utters--he makes Pat Summerall sound like a wild man.) I was making a comparison to Brian Mitchell, who I think was a solid, intelligent radio guy, and someone who is terrible like Shannon Sharpe and just rambles and says stupid catch phrases.
  24. joe cool
    24. Posted by joe cool Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:04 pm EDT

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    I be got fired becwase i be too kwitical of that ther be redskins. don't be no matter, we shuld hab woonie wool for broodcasters. Give me a break, Mitchell, you sucked as a broadcaster period. You never had any intelligent insight. Yo watched the game and told people what they had just seen during the game. You cried like a little bi**h when they cut you and you're doing it again. People were grabbing their remotes when they saw you dipS*** !!!
  25. EFFUMUP
    25. Posted by EFFUMUP Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:07 pm EDT

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    REDSKINS 3- 13 2009 !!!!!!

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