US EditionAnthony Barr retires with Vikings after finding a home in Minnesota
Anthony Barr retired after a decade with the Minnesota Vikings, recording 496 tackles and 17.5 sacks in 102 games while serving as a key team communicator, officials said.
- Anthony Barr held a retirement press conference Monday at TCO Performance Center with his fiancée Chelsea and mother Lori present, saying retiring as a Viking mattered to his identity.
- As he prepared for the NFL draft, Barr's top-30 visit to Minnesota led to his first-round selection by the Minnesota Vikings, a choice he recalled from a few years ago after a last-minute agent call that made him pick the Vikings over the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Across 102 games, Barr amassed 496 tackles, 17.5 sacks, 44 quarterback hits, 39 tackles for loss, five interceptions, and 31 passes defensed for the Minnesota Vikings.
- Barr emphasized his leadership role with the Vikings, serving as a conduit for former head coach Mike Zimmer and saying, `It was a two-way street, and I think, for the most part, I held up my end of the bargain and they did as a franchise, as well.`
- Reflecting on his move from California, Anthony Barr recalled, `I was coming from California, I was in my T-shirt and my shorts, and I got off the plane and it's snowing. I'm like, 'Oh, damn,'` and called the NFC North clinching road win his top memory.
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Former Vikings 4-Time Pro Bowler Details Retirement Decision
Former Minnesota Vikings star and four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr is calling it a career after 10 seasons in the league. Barr, 33, announced his retirement on Monday at a press conference. He played for the Vikings from 2014 to 2021, followed by one season with the Dallas Cowboys in 2022 and a final season with the Vikings in 2023. “It’s important for me to retire as a Viking because I am a Viking,” Barr told Vikings.comâs Lindsey Y…
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Anthony Barr retires with Vikings after finding a home in Minnesota
As he prepped for the 2014 NFL draft, a young Anthony Barr hopped on a plane for a top 30 visit with the Vikings. A native of Southern California through and through, Barr hadn’t experienced a ton of cold weather. So he didn’t pack the proper attire for the occasion. “I got off the plane and it’s snowing,” Barr said. “I was like, ‘Oh damn. This place is different. Hopefully we don’t come here, because I’m not trying to deal with the snow.'” Natu…
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