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The Indianapolis Colts selected wide receiver Adonai Mitchell retired of Texas successful nan 2nd information of nan NFL Draft connected Friday night, giving backmost Anthony Richardson different limb successful nan arsenal.
In nan aftermath of nan pick, Colts wide head Chris Ballard came retired basking erstwhile talking to reporters and slammed unnamed sources who had been captious of Mitchell successful nan days starring up to nan vent. The slights whitethorn person caused Mitchell to move to nan 2nd round.
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Texas Longhorns wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (5) celebrates aft making a drawback for a first down during nan crippled betwixt nan Texas Longhorns and nan Kansas State Wildcats connected November 4, 2023, astatine Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium successful Austin, Texas. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
"I publication immoderate of nan bulls—t that was said connected TV," Ballard said, via FOX 59. I mean, conscionable nan emblematic f— … our emblematic league. Unnamed sources, bad interview, that’s specified bulls—t. I mean it f—ing is. It’s bulls—t.
"Like, put your sanction connected it. I’m tired (of it). We tear these young men down. These are 21-, 22-year aged men, and if group tin show maine they’re cleanable successful their lives, it’s crap. It’s crap. This is simply a bully kid. And for those reports to travel out, I said it past year, it’s bulls—t.
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General Manager Chris Ballard of nan Indianapolis Colts speaks to nan media during nan NFL Combine astatine nan Indiana Convention Center connected February 28, 2024, successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)
Mitchell told reporters himself he was "p---ed." He said he wasn’t celebrating getting into nan convention but alternatively fresh to get to work, according to ESPN.
The wide receiver transferred from Georgia to Texas aft nan 2022 season.
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Adonai Mitchell, #WO19 of Texas, during nan NFL Combine astatine nan Lucas Oil Stadium connected March 2, 2024, successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
With nan Longhorns, he had 55 catches for 845 yards and 11 touchdowns. He didn’t get arsenic overmuch hype arsenic nan apical receivers successful nan draft, but he is still expected to beryllium conscionable arsenic productive, if not more, erstwhile his pro profession begins.
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