Mike Mitchell started 75 of a possible 80 games over the past five NFL seasons, and lasted four years on a five-year, $25 million contract he signed with the Steelers in 2014.



But when he became a free agent after Pittsburgh released him in March, no team was willing to offer the veteran safety more than, relatively speaking, peanuts.



“If you’re working a regular job and you’re making $100,000 and then, the very next year, they want you to do the exact same work for $20,000, you’d be a little perplexed about that situation,” Mitchell told The Athletic. “I don’t think it’s any different here.”



Ultimately, Mitchell conceded. He signed with the Colts this week, agreeing to a one-year deal for the remainder of 2018, for what is believed to be a prorated portion of the veteran minimum salary of $915,000, in accordance with his level of experience.



Certainly, safeties aren’t typically among the...