Anthony Barr the latest Vikings player heading to the Pro Bowl
By Adam Patrick
The Minnesota Vikings linebacker will be making his second straight trip to the Pro Bowl after being named as a replacement on Monday.
After defeating (okay, destroying) the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in the NFC Championship, the Atlanta Falcons earned a spot in the Super Bowl for the second time in the franchise’s history. Due to the team competing in this year’s big game, none of the players on their roster will be playing in this season’s Pro Bowl.
One of the Falcons’ players that will not be participating in the NFL’s annual all-star game is outside linebacker Vic Beasley. In his place, Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr has been named to the Pro Bowl for the second time in his career.
This will also be Barr’s second straight season playing in the game. The linebacker joins defensive end Everson Griffen and safety Harrison Smith as the only Vikings players to be named to the Pro Bowl in both 2015 and 2016.
This year was not Barr’s best by any means, at least statistically speaking. Despite playing in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career, the linebacker finished with single-season career lows in sacks (2.0), solo tackles (37), and forced fumbles (1).
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With the addition of Barr to the NFC roster, Minnesota now has a total of six players heading to to this year’s Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida.