After telling the Jets that he planned to sign with them, Viking linebacker Anthony Barr changed his mind and decided to return to Minnesota on a five-year deal worth $67.5 million, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Incentives could potentially push the pay day to $77.5 million, and $33 million is guaranteed.
The Vikings now turn their attention to another one of their defensive players, Everson Griffen.
Courtney Cronin of ESPN is reporting that there hasn't been a lot of action on a restructuring of his contract, but that doesn't mean they aren't working towards it:
I'm told that Griffen and his representation have been approached with the terms of a restructure from the Vikings and that the defensive end has expressed a desire to remain in Minnesota,” wrote Cronin. “But doing so will probably have to come via different terms than the way his contract is currently structured with $10.9 million of his base salary set to become fully guaranteed on Friday. As of right now, the ball is in Griffen's court as to whether he wants to accept the new terms the Vikings laid forth or aim to continue his career elsewhere. It's possible that these talks could continue on past the 3 p.m. start of the new league year on Wednesday.
Griffen was a fourth-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and has played his entire career with the Vikings.
During his tenure, he's racked up 66.5 career sacks in 132 games played.
However, last season Griffin missed five games to tend to a mental health issue and posted his lowest sack total since the 2013 season with 5.5 sacks.
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