Personal
Mikell returned to his native New Orleans, Louisiana for the first time after Hurricane Katrina on October 13, 2006; the day before the Philadelphia Eagles would play the New Orleans Saints. He was heartbroken by the vast devastation and conditions of disaster still remaining one year after the hurricane of his grandmother's home and her overall neighborhood. Philadelphia NBC 10 profiled his visit on an October 14, 2006 telecast.
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