Barkevious Mingo's Lawyer: Falcons Release a 'Rush to Judgment'

The lawyer for linebacker Barkevious Mingo criticized the Falcons for releasing the veteran after he was recently charged with indecency with a child—sexual contact.

"We are extremely disappointed in the Atlanta Falcons' rush to judgment in terminating Barkevious Mingo's contract before gathering all of the relevant facts and prior to my client having his day in court," Mingo's lead counsel, Chris Lewis, said in a statement to ESPN's Adam Schefter. "The accusation against Mr. Mingo is a lie. Barkevious knows it — so does his accuser."

The Falcons released Mingo on Saturday. That came as Mingo, 30, turned himself in “on his own accord in consultation with his attorney” and was released from…