According to Ralph Vacchiano, the Jets are “stepping up their pursuit” of free agent LB Anthony Barr now that Trey Flowers is headed to the Lions.
Recent reports have said that Barr was someone to watch for the Jets, so this isn’t a big surprise.
There has also been talk about the Jets using Barr a role similar as Jamie Collins had with the Browns under Gregg Williams. and moving on from Darron Lee.
Barr, 26, was taken with the No. 9 overall pick by the Vikings back in 2014. He played out the final year of his four-year $12,743,500 rookie contract and made a base salary of $2,157,750 for the 2017 season.
The Vikings elected to pick up his Barr’s fifth-year option, which paid him around $12.306 million for the 2018 season. He’s now in position to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
In 2018, Barr appeared in 13 games for the Vikings and recorded 55 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and two pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 26 linebacker out of 93 qualifying players.
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