Giants News: Anthony Barr to Visit Giants After Saints Physical

Free-agent linebacker Anthony Barr is "targeting" the New York Giants for his next visit and the two sides are working to schedule a date and time, according to Josina Anderson of CBS Sports.

She added that Barr passed a physical with the New Orleans Saints but wants to take additional visits before settling on a new team.

Barr, 31, spent the first eight seasons of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, earning Pro Bowl honors in four of them. Injuries cost him 20 games between the 2020-21 seasons, however, and he signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboy ahead of the 2022 campaign.

In 14 games for Dallas (10 starts) he posted 58 tackles (two for loss), one sack, two fumble recoveries and a pass defensed.

Earlier on Tuesday, ESPN's Dianna Russini reported that the Saints were expected to sign both Barr and veteran running back Kareem Hunt if the pair passed their physicals with the team.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network also reported that a Barr signing wasn't imminent for the Saints, however:

As for the Giants, signing in New York would reunite Barr with defensive line coach Andre Patterson:

Barr is no longer a Pro Bowl-caliber player, but he could offer the Giants more depth as both an on-ball linebacker and player off the edge. Darrian Beavers is expected to start as the weak-side linebacker, while Kayvon Thibodeaux is listed as the team's starting edge-rusher on its initial depth chart.

The Saints also made sense as a potential destination with Demario Davis dealing with a calf injury and reserve linebacker Andrew Dowell out for the year after tearing his ACL during training camp.