Barr took pay cut for the most honorable reason imaginable
At not even 30 years old, Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr feels utterly ancient on a roster that averages out as the second youngest in the league. The reason the Vikings are so young is multi-faceted, but one of those facets has been a lack of cap space that forced the team to show some of Barr’s defensive peers the door.
Players like Linval Joseph, Anthony Harris, Xavier Rhodes, and Trae Waynes have all moved on while Barr almost left for more money with the New York Jets and then changed his mind at the 23rd hour a few off-seasons ago.