The Pittsburgh Steelers lost starting inside linebacker Cole Holcomb for the rest of the season last week due to a knee injury.
Pittsburgh has a 5-3 record after Week 9, with a 44.6% probability of reaching the postseason, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI).
Longtime Viking Plopped in Steelers Rumor Mill
The Steelers playoff hopes — and perhaps an AFC North chip — are there for the taking, and with Holcomb out, a name familiar to Vikings fans has been tossed in Pittsburgh’s free-agent rumor mill.
The man is Anthony Barr, and he played in Minnesota for eight seasons.