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Texans LB Barkevious Mingo fined for unnecessary roughness penalty versus the Patriots

Houston Texans linebacker Barkevious Mingo was fined for his unnecessary roughness penalty and plans to appeal the fine.

The Houston Texans’ Barkevious Mingo delivered a hit in the team’s 28-22 win over the New England Patriots in Week 13, and the NFL delivered the linebacker a fine.

According to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson, Mingo was fined $10,527 for his unnecessary roughness penalty in the first quarter. On a first-and-10 from the Patriots’ 42-yard line, receiver Julian Edelman was dropped for a loss by safety Tashaun Gipson. As Mingo was coming in to finish off Edelman, he incurred the penalty.

Mingo played 17 defensive snaps as a starter on the outside for injured Brennan Scarlett, who was out with a shoulder injury. Mingo also played 22 special teams snaps and collected two special teams and tackle and recovered an onside kick.

The former 2013 Cleveland Browns first-round pick is planning to appeal the fine.

Jadeveon Clowney not worried about potential contract extension

The Seattle Seahawks have yet to discuss a contract extension with star DE Jadeveon Clowney, but he’s only focused on the next game.

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Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had without a doubt his best game of the season in Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.

His breakout game, and Seattle’s relative lack of pass rush otherwise, has lead to many speculations about his future with the squad.

Clowney is a free agent after the season, and a provision in his trade to Seattle means the team cannot franchise tag him after the year.

That means Seattle has from now until March 18 to sign Clowney to an extension, else he becomes a free agent capable of signing with any team.

However – Clowney isn’t letting his future distract him from the present.

“I’m not really worried,” Clowney told Seattle media members on Wednesday. “Right now, I’m just focusing on trying to get ready for the Eagles. It’s a lot of football left. I’m really focusing on this season. I don’t care about looking down the road. It’s just one game at a time because we can do something special here.”

Clowney came to Seattle just before the start of the season in a trade with the Texans, who acquired Barkevious Mingo, Jacob Martin and a 2020 third round pick in exchange for the 2014 first overall pick.

He’s racking up numbers in Seattle, posting 25 combined tackles, three passes defended, three forced fumbles, and two touchdowns.

Clowney admitted he has spent time in previous seasons thinking about his financial future – part of the reason he’s committed to not doing so in Seattle.

“I thought about that last year, what was going to happen with the contract,” Clowney said. “I thought about it the year before I was on my last year. I’m done thinking about that. Just take it one game at a time. One season. One play. You never know what’s going to happen. You can be one play away from the end and it all could blow up in your face. Just continue to have fun. Continue to play at a high level. Enjoy this game because it can be taken away from you at any minute. Not worried about what the future holds right now.”

Clowney and the rest of the Seahawks will keep their attention on the Eagles, who they will play in Philadelphia on Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. PT.

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How Seahawks’ trade for Jadeveon Clowney has panned out so far

The Seattle Seahawks sent a pair of players to Houston in exchange for Jadeveon Clowney and neither one is making huge waves for the Texans.

Much to the excitement of Seattle Seahawks fans and players, star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney finally broke out in Week 10.

He was named the Defensive Player of the Week thanks to his five tackles, five hits on the quarterback, one sack, a forced fumble and a defensive touchdown against the 49ers.

His outing was the first of, hopefully, many great performances for the Seahawks’ big offseason trade acquisition. While Clowney hasn’t been bad, it seemed everyone was waiting for the breakout to happen.

Clowney’s big game begs the question, how are things going for the members of the trade package who went to Houston?

Barkevious Mingo

The Browns selected Mingo sixth overall in 2013. He spent three years in Cleveland before two, year-long stints with the Patriots and Colts. He finally seemed to put things together in 2018 with the Seahawks, starting 14 games with 48 tackles – both career highs.

Since being dealt to the Texans, Mingo has not been a part of their defense. He’s only been on the field for eight defensive snaps through Houston’s first nine games. He didn’t factor into Sunday’s game against the Ravens either, leaving his 2019 tackle total at one.

The story for Mingo in a Texans uniform is as a member of special teams. He’s been on the field for more than 50 percent of special teams snaps each week.

Jacob Martin

Martin was taken by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2018 draft. He showed some worth as rookie, recording nine tackles, three sacks, and even caused a pair of fumbles.

During his first year with the Texans, Martin is having a fairly similar year. He has six tackles and forced a fumble so far in 2019, but no sacks. That includes his two-tackle day against the Ravens in Week 11.

Like Mingo, Martin also sees special teams snaps. Where Martin’s snap counts differ is that there has yet to be a game where he hasn’t seen some time on defense. He’s seen as many as 19 defensive snaps in a game.

Conclusion

The only remaining unknown of the Clowney trade deal at this point is the 2020 third-round draft selection Seattle sent to Houston. For now, the Seahawks seem to have done very well for themselves in this trade.

Clowney will look to build on his Defensive Player of the Week performance in Seattle’s Week 12 matchup against the Eagles following their bye week.

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