EXCLUSIVE: Vikings Sign Anthony Barr to Active Roster; Nick Vigil to Practice Squad
The team announced on Friday that Anthony Barr has joined Minnesota’s active roster ahead of the Vikings’ Week 17 matchup with the Packers.
The veteran linebacker, who was drafted by the Vikings in the principal round of the 2014 NFL Draft and played the initial eight times of his vocation for Minnesota, joined the group’s training crew in November.
The Vikings raised Barr from the training crew to the dynamic list for Week 11 at Denver and Week 12 versus the Bears.
Barr has appreciated reconnecting with long-lasting colleagues like Harrison Smith and Danielle Tracker, as well as other natural appearances all through the association.
One of the greatest changes is the four-time Master Bowler who wore No. 55 throughout his time with the Vikings is currently in No. 54, which was worn by his dear companion Eric Kendricks from 2015-22. Barr rolled out the improvement since new kid on the block Andre Carter II is wearing 55.
Over the beyond five or more weeks, Barr has taken in the new Vikings framework carried out this season by Protective Facilitator Brian Flores, who “realized the player well” from past film concentrate on he had directed with the linebacker in Mike Zimmer’s cautious plan (2014-21). The ebb and flow Vikings have carried out a twofold A hole look that Zimmer dominated among their numerous methodologies this season.
Two days after Minnesota added D.J. Wonnum to the Injured Reserve list due to a quadriceps injury, the team added Barr to the active roster. After undergoing muscle repair surgery on Thursday, the outside linebacker shared a picture online.
As well as marking Barr, the Vikings re-marked Scratch Vigil to the training crew.
Vigil has appeared in six games, exclusively on special teams, for Minnesota this season.
