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EAGAN Linval Joseph Jersey , Minn. (AP) — Anthony Barr slept for a mere two hours on Monday night, awakened at 3 a.m. by the angst of his decision about which team to pick in free agency.His verbal commitment to join the New York Jets triggered immediate unease about leaving the Minnesota Vikings.“I was up all morning just looking at my ceiling, just looking for a sign, talking to everybody, just trying to figure something out,” Barr said.Fortunately for Barr and his conscience, the Vikings didn’t abandon their desire to retain the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker. They presented a contract offer that was more than sufficient to stay for, even if he’d be turning down a richer deal with the Jets. The league’s two-day negotiating window before contracts can be signed worked out rather well for him.Barr got a five-year deal valued at $67.5 million, with $33 million in guaranteed money. The Vikings held a news conference for him and new defensive tackle Shamar Stephen on Thursday afternoon.“This is where I wanted to be. This is my home. I’m embedded in the community. I do a lot of off-the-field work here. I love my teammates. I love this locker room. The culture we’ve developed over the last five years, it’s been awesome. The bonds I’ve made with my friends, my teammates and my coaches are unbreakable, and it just felt right,” Barr said. “This is where my heart was.”Barr http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-jarius-wright-jersey , who will turn 27 next week, was the first draft pick, ninth overall in 2014, the Vikings made under coach Mike Zimmer. Though the hard-nosed boss has occasionally prodded Barr to play with more relentlessness, Zimmer has become a big fan of the 6-foot-5, 255-pound player who has manned the strong side linebacker spot on one of the NFL’s best defenses over the last five seasons.“No team we ever play is going to say, ‘Oh, we’re not going to worry about Anthony Barr,'” Zimmer said.Zimmer played a part in the persuasion process. General manager Rick Spielman held onto some hope.“You might as well keep swinging until you’re knocked out,” Spielman said.Barr figured his first foray into free agency would be fun, but he wound up feeling the opposite.“Monday was one of the worst days of my life, really,” he said.As soon as he told his agent Womens Matt Wile Jersey , Brian Murphy, he would take the offer from the Jets, Barr called his mother, Lori, and fessed up.“I’m like, ‘I think I made a mistake.’ And she was like, ‘Well, you’ve got to fix it,’ and I was like, ‘All right,'” Barr said.Murphy handled the business part, but Barr was left the bigger mess: his emotions.“I was crying, laughing Dan Bailey Jersey , sweating. The whole day was just crazy,” he said.The enticement of the Jets wasn’t just more money. There was an allure too, Barr said, of being part of a rebuild.“All the respect to the Jets organization, their coaching staff, but it’s just not what I really wanted,” he said. “I think initially I kind of jumped the gun, even though it was like a full day worth of conversation. I think I was trying to convince myself of something.”Now Barr will be back with a coach he said he’d “go to war for” and an organization from the top down of people he can trust.“We do have a really good team,” Barr said. “Money’s great, but you can’t be miserable coming in to work every day.”The Vikings took one of the smallest amounts of salary cap space in the league into 2019, with about $5 million at the start of the week before the roster moves began. The Vikings sought a pay reduction from defensive end Everson Griffen, Spielman said, who agreed to a restructured deal that gave the team roughly $4 million in more room. Griffen http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-randy-moss-jersey , who has the same agent as Barr, could have been cut had he resisted the request.“It was down to the wire,” Spielman said. It’s Sunday, and the Minnesota Vikings have already taken part in their fourth game of the 2018 NFL season. For fans of the Minnesota Vikings that are simply interested in watching football, that can only mean one thing.Yes, for the first time this season, it’s a RED ZONE SUNDAY for fans of the purple.There are plenty of other NFL games, and if you have the Red Zone Channel on your cable or satellite provider, you know that it’s truly the best way to take it all in.Here’s a full listing of the games that will be happening today.Early Games on CBSCincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons - Greg Gumbel, Trent Green - DirecTV Channel 705Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers - Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts - DirecTV Channel 706Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts - Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta - DirecTV Channel 707Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots - Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon - DirecTV Channel 708Early Games on FOXTampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears - Thom Brennaman Womens Ameer Abdullah Jersey , Chris Spielman - DirecTV Channel 709Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys - Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis - DirecTV Channel 710New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars - Dan Hellie, Jeff Fisher - DirecTV Channel 711Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans - Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston - DirecTV Channel 712Late Games on FOXSeattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals - Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth - DirecTV Channel 713Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders - Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber - DirecTV Channel 714Late Games on CBSSan Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers - Andrew Catalon, James Lofton - DirecTV Channel 715New Orleans Saints at New York Giants - Jim Nantz, Tony Romo - DirecTV Channel 716The Sunday Night Football matchup for this week highlights the AFC North rivalry between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers on NBC, and the focus will be on the AFC West for Monday Night Football as the Denver Broncos will play host to the Kansas City Chiefs on ESPN.That’s your Week 4 non-Vikings schedule, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy your afternoon and evening of football!