Barkevious Mingo is set to suit up for a sixth NFL team. The Bears are adding the well-traveled former first-round pick, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports (on Twitter).
The Bears and the veteran edge defender agreed on a one-year, $1.2MM deal, Rapoport tweets. Mingo will receive $900K guaranteed. This will be the former No. 6 overall pick’s fifth team in five seasons.
After acquiring him in the Jadeveon Clowney trade last season, the Texans deployed Mingo on just 7% of their defensive snaps. He saw action on 74% of Houston’s special teams snaps, however. While Mingo’s defensive usage has fluctuated since the Browns traded him to the Patriots in 2016, he has been a key special-teamer for most of his career.
The LSU product did not pan out as a pass rusher, topping out at two sacks in a season since a five-sack rookie slate with the 2013 Browns. But he’s consistently found work. Mingo has been twice traded; this marks his third free agency agreement.
He signed with the Colts in 2017 and the Seahawks in 2018. The Bears are adding him at a cheaper rate than the Seahawks did, however. That 2018 Seattle pact was a two-year, $6.8MM deal. Mingo will reunite with Bears DC Chuck Pagano and provides some depth behind Khalil Mack and the recently acquired Robert Quinn.
Best name in sports
By the way 6th team in 6 season now
M-I-N-G-O, M-I-N-G-O, M-I-N-G-O, and Mingo was name O.
Papa Bear must be rolling his eyes above.
Waste of money
Settle down its a 1 year deal and they can’t afford a better player.
All they needed was depth, that’s all this is.
Special teams is important. It is a good signing
He’s depth and a good special teamer, solid deal
Exactly. They already have Mack on Quinn on the edges. This is pure depth, ST. Less than a mil guaranteed.
Now the Bears just have to find a number for him. He won’t be wearing #51 (Butkus), #52 (Mack) #53 (Bond) or #54 (Urlacher).
Could go 57? He was 49 at LSU…