With the first cuts coming next week, the Cleveland Browns have a serious decision to make with Barkevious Mingo. Entering his fourth season, Mingo has failed to live up to his lofty high draft status.
Expectation were high for Mingo when the Browns made him the sixth overall pick out of LSU in the 2013 NFL Draft. The Browns were transitioning from a 4-3 base defense to a 3-4 base defense under then new hire Ray Horton.
Paul Kruger had just signed a five-year deal and Mingo was drafted to be the Robin to Kruger’s Batman at the outside linebacker positions.