Barkevious Mingo has spent the offseason bulking up, according to a report by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The linebacker has gone from 240 pounds to 260 pounds this offseason in preparation for what Rapoport terms a "make-or-break 2016." Mingo was selected with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2013 draft by the Cleveland Browns, but has failed to make a major impact in the NFL since his five-sack rookie campaign.
This season, Mingo will be reunited with the D-coordinator who helped him break into the lineup in 2013, Ray Horton. Horton told the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mark Kay Cabot in mid-February that the Browns would use Mingo in a new role to utilize his "God-given ability.