{"id":47294,"date":"2025-08-05T15:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/47294\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:20:08","slug":"vikings-former-top-10-pick-retires-after-10-nfl-seasons-4-pro-bowls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/47294\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings\u2019 former top-10 pick retires after 10 NFL seasons, 4 Pro Bowls"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an offseason that has felt especially busy with retirements across the NFL, one of the more talented linebackers in recent memory has hung up his cleats.<\/p>\n

Anthony Barr is retiring after a decade in the league, according to insider Jordan Schultz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barr was an enthralling talent coming out of UCLA, and the Minnesota Vikings used the No. 9 overall pick to land him in the 2014 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

He made an immediate impact as a playmaking linebacker in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

He spent his first eight seasons with the Vikings. In that time, he made 495 tackles, had 17.5 sacks, forced eight fumbles, recovered seven fumbles, had five interceptions and scored a fumble return touchdown.<\/p>\n

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Barr made four consecutive Pro Bowls from 2015 through 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After those eight years with the Vikings, Barr took a one-season detour to Dallas. He made 58 tackles with a sack in 14 games with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n

Barr returned to the Vikings for 2023 and got onto the field for four games. He bounced between the practice squad and active roster.<\/p>\n

He wasn’t on a team in 2024, and now with the 2025 season coming up soon, Barr has confirmed that he’s done.<\/p>\n

Barr is 33 years old and heads on to the next chapter of his life.<\/p>\n

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He actually went to UCLA as an offensive player. In his freshman season, he was listed as a receiver and had nine catches. In his sophomore year, he was listed as an RB and had nine carries including a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Only as a junior and senior with the Bruins did Barr become a linebacker and quickly blossom into a star.<\/p>\n

It turned out to be quite the career move, because it set him up with a decade in the NFL.<\/p>\n

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