James "Mitch" Mitchell enters his fourth season with the Titans in 2019.
In his role as team chaplain, Mitchell works in conjunction with player engagement to help develop athletes off of the field.
Prior to joining the Titans, Mitchell worked at Duke University as the Director of Football Development for the Blue Devil Gridiron Program for nine years from 2009-18. From 2003-09, he served six years s the team chaplain at the University of Tennessee, working with the football, and men's and women's basketball programs. Before his tenure with the Volunteers, Mitchell served as a national director of outreach for Pro Athletes Outreach, where he worked in conjunction with both the NFL and MLB.
Other professional experience includes a stint as an area representative for the Fellowship of Athletes in Nashville, Tenn., and as a pastor of college/career and the director of youth departments at Antioch Bible Church in Seattle, Wash. Mitchell also has 14 seasons of collegiate coaching experience (1983-96), at Central Arkansas, Arkansas, Southwest Baptist, Savannah State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Tennessee State.
Mitchell graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1984 with a degree in physical education. A member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., he also earned a master's degree in education from Southwest Baptist in 1989.
Mitchell and his wife, Valerie, have three daughters, Asyia, Ashley and Andrea, and four grandkids.
