The knee injury that limited linebacker Anthony Barr to one practice over the past month will keep him out of the Vikings' regular season opener on Sunday in Cincinnati.
Barr has been ruled out against the Bengals after he missed the last two days of practice. He had returned to practice Wednesday, and was listed as a limited participant, but he felt sore on Thursday morning, according to coach Mike Zimmer, and sat out the rest of the week.
Even with Barr's inability to practice, Zimmer pushed back when asked if the team is considering shelving the Pro Bowler for longer than this week.