2018 Colts Free Agent Decisions: Outside Linebacker Barkevious Mingo

Barkevious Mingo really turned it on at the end of this 2017 season. Will his performance be enough for Chris Ballard to hand him a contract extension this offseason?

General manager Chris Ballard took a chance on Barkevious Mingo by handing him a one-year $2 million contract in free agency last offseason. The former sixth-overall pick has always had undeniable potential, but he has been unable to be successful on the field during his first four NFL seasons in Cleveland and New England.

Mingo has been able to earn more snaps for the Colts at outside linebacker after John Simon suffered a season-ending injury and was placed on injured reserve. Mingo and Jabaal Sheard have formed a productive…