A combination of veteran leadership and young playmakers is critical for success in the NFL.
The Vikings have used recent high draft picks to add talent at the linebacker position, and the pair of budding stars has benefitted from a player with more than a decade of NFL tenure.
Anthony Barr, the No. 9 pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, was the first player picked by the Vikings after Head Coach Mike Zimmer’s hire. Barr has made the selection look like the right one, especially after a 2015 season in which he made his first Pro Bowl after notching 80 tackles and 3.