Barr thriving for Vikes while bracing for Packer-fan hate

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Anthony Barr has scrolled through the social media hate messages directed at him from disgruntled fans of Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

One of them even arrived in the mail .

When Barr and the Vikings visit Green Bay on Saturday night, the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker is bound to be the primary target of jeers at Lambeau Field. Barr, after all, delivered the hit that broke Rodgers' collarbone and sidelined him for nearly eight games, derailing a promising season for the Packers.

"It's inevitable. Aaron Rodgers is to Green Bay what LeBron is to Cleveland," Barr said. "You're responsible in a way for their guy going down, you're going to take some heat. It just comes with the territory.