Vikings, Anthony Barr find the right time for a reunion

In his second stint with the Vikings, linebacker Anthony Barr (center, shown in the 2021 season) will wear No. 54, the number of his old friend and former teammate Eric Kendricks, left.During the first 10 weeks of the NFL season, while he stayed in shape waiting for the right chance to sign with a team, Anthony Barr spent most weekends watching football from his couch. More often than not, he found himself tuning in to the Vikings.

Barr, the Vikings' top pick in 2014 who left as a free agent after the 2021 season, still had a pair of longtime teammates on the roster in Danielle Hunter and Harrison Smith, and had spent time with starters like Josh Metellus, Camryn Bynum and D.J. Wonnum at the…