Fansided · Mar 12, 2019
Anthony Barr reportedly spurns Jets to return to Minnesota Vikings
The linebacker has decided to remain with the Minnesota Vikings after initially accepting an offer from the New York Jets.
In the spring of 2004, the Minnesota Vikings were in hot pursuit of cornerback Antoine Winfield. As one of the top cornerbacks in the free-agent market, it appeared that the then 26-year old was on the verge of signing a deal with the New York Jets and the Vikings would have to look elsewhere on the free-agent market to fill a need in their secondary.
At the last second, the Vikings sent a private jet out to court Winfield and at the eleventh hour, he would change course and sign a six-year, $34.8 million contract with Minnesota.
