AFC East

Barkevious Mingo’s Lawyer Criticizes Falcons For Releasing Client After Arrest

Barkevious Mingo‘s lawyer scolded the Atlanta Falcons for dropping the veteran from the roster following his charge of indecency with a child sexual contact. “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. The accusation against Mr. Mingo is a lie. Barkevious knows it — so does his accuser,” said Mingo’s lead counsel, Chris Lewis, in a statement to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mingo was released on Saturday, July 10, after the Falcons became awa…