Smith-Mitchell Feud Has Roots in Carolina

When you talk trash, you better be able to back it up. Both the Steelers’ Mike Mitchell and the Ravens’ Steve Smith have been going at each other since a crushing Mitchell hit on Smith left the receiver seeing stars last season in Pittsburgh. Smith was “speared” in the back my Mitchell which resulted in Smith putting him on his “All-Time Hit List.” This feud didn’t start though within this rivalry; it actually started in Carolina.

In 2013, Mike Mitchell came over from the Oakland Raiders. Steve Smith was already an established star who had helped get the Panthers to a Super Bowl. According to a source who writes for the Panthers, there wasn’t a lot of “love” between the two players. Smith…