Hear from Quinyon Mitchell as he joins Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship on Exciting Mics Episode 4 to break down his rookie season with the Philadelphia Eagles, winning the Super Bowl, Saquon Barkley making the Madden 26 cover and 99 Club, and more!
Quinyon Mitchell joins Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship on Exciting Mics Episode 4 to break down his rookie season with the Philadelphia Eagles, winning the Super Bowl, and Saquon Barkley making the Madden 26 cover and 99 Club. The episode features exclusive NFL locker room stories, viral Super Bowl parade moments, and insight on facing elite wide receivers like A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Mitchell also opens up about his NFL Draft experience, training camp battles, and goals for the 2025 season. A must-watch for NFL fans, draft junkies, and Eagles Nation alike!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
0:58 - What’s Exciting You This Week? Celebrity basketball game
1:52 - Cooper’s celebrity softball game
4:22 - Quick Hitters
4:58 - Reacting to Saquon on the cover of Madden 26, 99 overall
6:15 - NBA Finals: Who you got?
7:29 - Scottie Scheffler: GOAT?
8:36 - Exciting Bites presented by Cooper Cheese
11:01 - Quinyon Mitchell joins the show
11:24 - Growing up in Williston, Florida & pop warner football
13:44 - How Quinyon ended up at Toledo
15:09 - Quinyon’s first time playing football
16:03 - Who Quinyon models his game after
16:25 - Getting drafted to the Eagles, playing with Slay
16:53 - Quinyon’s family, mom raising 5 kids
20:07 - Quinyon’s recruiting process/career at Toledo, NIL
24:17 - Quinyon’s NFL Draft day experience
25:59 - Any teams Quinyon wanted to get drafted to?
26:15 - Quinyon once had 4 interceptions in one game
27:25 - Cooper and Quinyon’s rookie year, first impressions
29:06 - Quinyon’s Welcome to the NFL moment
30:56 - Going up against AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith in practice
31:20 - Quinyonamo Bay nickname
31:52 - Top 3 toughest receivers to cover
32:48 - Quinyon’s 1st two interceptions, couldn’t sleep
33:35 - Quinyon and Cooper’s botched celebration
34:42 - Pregame routines, handshakes
36:01 - Biggest lesson from 1st year, Quinyon’s hobbies
37:27 - 1st impression on the city of Philadelphia, fans
40:58 - Quinyon at Super Bowl parade
42:45 - Biggest focus for the upcoming season
44:21 - Who’s Quinyon looking forward to facing?
44:44 - Personal goals for this season
45:46 - Fan Q&A
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