The Atlanta Falcons released linebacker Barkevious Mingo on Saturday after he was arrested in Texas. Mingo was hit with a charge of indecency with a child-sexual contact, per ESPN.

Mingo signed a one-year contract with the Falcons in March, but he's not even making it to training camp after getting arrested on Thursday. The charge is a second-degree felony, and it carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. Per the Texas penal code, “the charge relates to engaging in sexual contact with someone younger than 17 years of age or causing the child to engage in sexual contact.”

Arlington Police didn't offer up any further details on the Barkevious Mingo situation because of “the nature of the charges and age of the victim.”

The former Falcons linebacker's attorney, Lukas Garcia, released this statement after Mingo turned himself in:

“At this stage, our side has very limited information,” Garcia said. “What we do know is these allegations are from over two years ago and are completely untrue. Mr. Mingo is the victim of a false claim, and we believe this is motivated by money or some other ulterior motive.”

Mingo was released on $25,000 bond Friday.

This could be a wrap on Mingo's career in the NFL. The linebacker came into the league out of LSU as a first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2013 and played there for three seasons before being traded to the New England Patriots in 2016. The 30-year-old then changed teams every season after that, going from the Patriots to the Indianapolis Colts to the Seattle Seahawks to the Houston Texans and then to the Chicago Bears for the 2020 season before joining the Falcons this offseason.

Mingo played all 16 games for the Bears in 2020, racking up 35 total tackles and 2.5 sacks.