According to Connor Hughes of the Athletic, the Lions are considered the favorites to sign free agent LB Anthony Barr. However, he also has interest from the Jets and the Vikings are still in the mix to retain him.
Barr said at the Pro Bowl that while he would like to be back in Minnesota next year, but he’s open to seeing what other options are out there for him.
“I’ve been thinking about it,” Barr said, via ESPN.com. “It’s been a whole year, two years really, coming, so — my contract was up last year, had the option, and this year now it’s really up so the possibilities I feel like are endless and I could be anywhere. I want to be back, like I’ve said throughout the last year, but like I’ve been saying also I know my worth and I know what I’ve got to do I’ve got to do it for me.”
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.
We have him featured in our Top 100 – 2019 NFL Free Agents list.
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