Malcolm Mitchell was feeling a bit nostalgic on Tuesday.

The former Patriots receiver took to his Twitter this week and reminisced about his time with the Patriots. Mitchell was drafted by New England in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Georgia and put together a strong rookie season that year. He finished with 401 yards receiving on 32 receptions and four touchdowns in 14 games played. He also came on strong during New England's epic comeback in Super Bowl LI where he hauled in six of his seven targets for 70 yards.

While it was a promising rookie season, things went array for Mitchell as knee ailments kept him sidelined for his sophomore year and then led to his release before the 2018 campaign.

Mitchell has never had any ill-will towards the Pats since his release and in that post on Tuesday even noted that they are "one of my guardian angles" as it showed a photo of him holding the Lombardi Trophy. In an earlier tweet, Mitchell also said, "I miss my time with the Pats too."

The New England Patriots. That’s the name of one of my guardian angels. I’ll love them forever. pic.twitter.com/vmnR1t1AkZ — Malcolm Mitchell (@MalcolmJarod) February 19, 2019

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While speaking with ESPN's Mike Reiss leading up to Super Bowl LIII, Micthell did say that he has aspirations to get back in the NFL, despite going under the knife for 10 surgeries.

“I’m still motivated. I’m still encouraged. I’m recovering -- the last surgery totaled out to be No. 10, and it takes a little while to come back from it,” Mitchell told Reiss, via ESPN.com. “But I am working my way back. And I’ll be back.”

Mitchell also told Reiss that he still keeps in contact with various members of the Patriots including quarterback Tom Brady.

“I still have New England in my heart. I think I always will,” he said. “Jonathan Jones and I were great friends even before we ended up on the same team. On New Year’s, I texted everyone, from Devin McCourty, to Matthew Slater, to Tom, to Julian [Edelman]. I know Danny [Amendola] isn’t on the team any more, but we still talk. It’s fun. Duron Harmon has been a huge encouragement. So I try to keep those relationships. There’s no reason they shouldn’t be there.”

While Mitchell is still battling his injury woes, he clearly misses being with the Patriots and it wouldn't be surprising to hear that the Patriots miss him too, especially heading into this offseason. New England is in dire need of some youthful talent in their receiving unit as Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle Patterson and Phillip Dorsett are all hitting free agency.

Having someone in the fold like Mitchell would have made things a lot more palpable, but injuries have simply prevented that from happening.