Back in March of this offseason, he signed a one-year deal to join the Falcons. More recently, the LSU product has bounced around the league making stops with the Patriots, Colts, Seahawks, Texans and Bears. 6 overall pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2013. Mingo originally entered the NFL as the No. The Falcons take the allegations very seriously and will continue to monitor the situation.' Barkevious knows it - so does his accuser.'Įarlier on Saturday, the Falcons had said in the statement: 'Our organization became aware of the allegations involving Barkevious Mingo today and are currently gathering information on this incident.

'We are extremely disappointed in the Atlanta Falcons' rush to judgment in terminating Barkevious Mingo's contract before gathering all of the relevant facts and prior to my client having his day in court,' Lewis said. Mingo's lead counsel, Chris Lewis, said in a statement to ESPN's Adam Schefter that the Falcons rushed to judgement by releasing his client before the facts had come out, and called the accusation of indecency 'a lie.' When Mingo arrived at LSU that fall, locals were greeting him with cellphone pictures of the dogs they'd named after. TMZ Sports reports that the charge is a second-degree felony, which can carry up to a 20-year prison sentence in Texas if convicted. In April 2009, riding popularity befitting a blue-chip prospect, Barkevious Mingo upset the likes of Iris Macadangdang, Taco Vandervelde and Crystal Methenyall real peoplefor the title of Name of the Year in an online poll.

'We have terminated the contract of Barkevious Mingo,' the Falcons tweeted. Mingo turned himself in on his own accord, a bond had been posted and the 30-year-old was later released from custody. The Arlington (Texas) Police Department told TMZ Sports that Mingo was arrested on Thursday, July 8 on one count of indecency with a child - sexual contact. The Atlanta Falcons released Barkevious Mingo over the weekend after the linebacker was arrested in a child sex offense case.

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