Patriots’ Mutcherson stands out

Posted Oct 21, 2009 by Adam Adkins

Updated Oct 21, 2009 at 01:08 PM

T.J. Mutcherson thinks he’s a tad misunderstood. In a lot of ways, it’s easy to understand why.

Mutcherson has plenty of body art - 21 tattoos in all. He wears flashy jewelry, including a gold grill that covers six teeth on the bottom row in his mouth. He drives around in a flashy car, a gold Chevy Impala equipped with 24-inch chrome wheels, tinted windows and a sound system that rivals a small dance club.

“When at first people look at me, they say, ‘Ah, he’s a gangster,’” Mutcherson said with a laugh, insisting his mother provides all the extravagancies so long as he lives up to his end of the bargain - do well in school and stay out of trouble. “Really, I just like to stand out.”

Mutcherson, a senior at Freedom High, certainly stands out on the football field. He’s one of the Patriots’ most skilled and versatile athletes.

“He looks the part,” first-year Freedom coach James Harrell said of the 5-foot-11, 185-pound Mutcherson, a legit Division I prospect who already holds scholarship offers from North Carolina, Central Michigan and Towson. “And he plays the part.”

To read the entire story on Mutcherson, which ran in today’s Northeast News & Tribune section, click HERE.