Background
Mitz was born in Henderson, North Carolina in 1963.
Mitz was born in Henderson, North Carolina in 1963.
He attended Fort Pierce Central High School in Fort Pierce, Florida, and played high school football for the Fort Pierce Central Cobras. Mitz attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall"s Florida Gators football teams from 1982 to 1985.
Mitz played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks and the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
Mitz was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the eighth round (211th pick overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft, and he played for the Seahawks from 1986 to 1989. He played the last two seasons of his NFL career for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1990 and 1991. During his six-season NFL career, he played in seventy-one games, started thirty-four of them, and compiled eight quarterback sacks and two interceptions.