Barkevious Mingo Net Worth: How Rich is the NFL Player Actually?

Barkevious Mingo is a 32 years old American football outside linebacker. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 2013 Draft. Mingo was playing for the American football team, Atlanta Falcons until he was released on July 10, Saturday. As of 2022, Barkevious Mingo net worth is estimated to be around $10 million.

Falcons terminated Mingo’s contract after he was arrested in Arlington, Texas on the charge of indecency with a child sexual contact.

Early life and High School Career

Barkevious Mingo was born on the 4th of October, 1990 in Belle Glade, Florida, United States. Nothing is much known about his early life, and his parents. For his study, he joined West Monroe High School. He used to be a letterman in football and track while he studied at the high school.

Mingo later started playing football for the high school team under the team’s coach Don Shows. He was named into All-State in Class 5A as a junior. In 2008, he got selected into a 5A first-team All-state selection as a senior player. He had recorded 59 tackles in the state championship game to get his name listed in the All-state selection. He has also played in the 2009 U. S. Army All-American Bowl.

Barkevious has also been an excellent track & field athlete. In fact, as a sprinter, he got qualified for a state championship. He received gold at the 2008 Region I-5A meet while participating in the 400-meter dash. Likewise, he came at 5th place at the 2009 LHSAA Outdoor State T&F Championships in the 200-meter dash.

Mingo continued to play football when he joined Louisiana State University. There, he got to play with coach Les Mile’s football team, LSU Tigers. He entered the field as a redshirt freshman in the year 2010. Following a year in 2011, he began his sophomore year and got into the Second Team All-SEC selection.

In 2012, he played as a junior in 13 games for LSU, and thus he was able to earn Second Team All-SEC honors. Mingo made a decision on January 7, 2013, that he would not be playing his senior season, and would be entering in the 2013 NFL Draft. Meanwhile, his brilliant sports skill was noticed by the Cleveland Browns, and he was drafted by the team in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Barkevious Mingo Net Worth & Career

Mingo started playing as an outside linebacker for the Cleveland Browns. He made his first regular-season debut with Browns on September 15, 2013. He got to play his first career match on September 29, after Jabaal Sheard was unavailable to play due to his knee injury. While playing against Jacksonville Jaguars, he gained a season-high five combined tackles.

Barkevious was traded into the New England Patriots on August 25, 2016. He was named 4th outside linebacker on the regular season. Mingo had a season-high two solo tackles against Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on March 9, 2017, where he reunited with his old team member, Jabaal Sheard.

Following year, he was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on March 16, 2018. However, he had to compete against their tough player, D. J. Alexander to occupy a place as an outside linebacker. He was traded into the new team, Houston Texans on August 31, 2019. Nearly after seven months of playing with the Texans, he signed a one-year contract with Chicago Bears on April 3, 2020.

Mingo was singed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 25, 2021. Nevertheless, he got to play with the team for over three months since the professional football team terminated his contract on July 10 after he was arrested by Texas police.

Barkevious Mingo Personal Life

Barkevious Mingo has remained silent regarding his personal life. He has not spoken anything about being in a relationship with anyone yet. Recently, the NFL linebacker got into big trouble after he was arrested on a charge of indecency with a child sexual contact. A search warrant was issued on Mingo after he allegedly attempted to have sexual intercourse with a teenage boy in a Texas hotel room in 2019.

Mingo was released after posting the bond amount of $25,000. Under Texas state law, he could face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

Barkevious Mingo Net Worth

Barkevious Mingo had signed a $1.1 million contract for a year with Atlanta Falcons, which the professional football team terminated on July 10. Through his nearly a decade of involvement in a sports career, Barkevious Mingo has been able to accumulate an approximate net worth value of $10 million.

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