Vikings Elevating LB Anthony Barr For Week 11, Not Activating WR Justin Jefferson

Jefferson could have potentially been activated this week but will continue to nurse a hamstring injury instead. The Vikings are also elevating CB Joejuan Williams from the practice squad.

Barr, 31, 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 Barr’s fifth-year option, which paid him around $12.306 million for the 2018 season. He entered unrestricted free agency in 2019 and, after initially committing to the Jets, returned to the Vikings on a five-year, $67.5 million deal.

Barr agreed to a pay cut entering the 2021 season that guaranteed a chunk of his salary and made him an unrestricted free agent in 2022. The Cowboys signed him to a one-year deal and later placed him on the PUP list. 

He most recently visited with the Giants, Saints and Eagles before re-signing with his original team, the Vikings.

In 2022, Barr appeared in 14 games for the Cowboys and recorded 58 total tackles, one sack, and two fumble recoveries.