Brian Mitchell enjoyed a solid but unspectacular NFL career. Despite impressive stats, he rarely is discussed among the all-time return men, like Dante Hall, Mel Gray, Via Sikahema, Eric Metcalf and Devin Hester. Now, he’s co-hosting a sports talk radio show in DC alongside John Thompson, and for some reason, Mitchell’s decided to make charismatic, oft-injured Redskins RB Clinton Portis a target.

Portis went on the show this week, and for a moment, things seemed tense (listen to it all here):

Portis: We got some haters, and there’s one on this show. He’s so caught up in whatever I do and being negative about it. Man, I really want to know what’s going on….There’s a man on your show who can’t keep my name out of his mouth, it’s always the negativity.”….

Mitchell: “The next time I see you, I’ll step to you.”

Portis: “I’m a grown man, you’re a grown man….All your comments over the years, bro, they’re really starting to add up.”

Though the two later mellowed out, we suspect it is because of notes that were handed to Mitchell and Portis. Mitchell got one that said, “You know he went to the U, right? Fall back, son.” Portis received one that said, “Play it cool. We’ll catch him napping out in the open. Nobody clowns you like that.”

Breaking Down Portis-vs.-Brian Mitchell (DC Sports Blog)