Percy Harvin Traded To Jets For Conditional Draft Pick
The Seattle Seahawks appeared glad to finally have wide receiver Percy Harvin back in the lineup after he missed almost all of the 2013 regular season with a hip injury.
The electric playmaker returned to action in the playoffs and made an indelible mark on Seattle’s Super Bowl victory by returning the second half kickoff for a touchdown to extend the Seahawks’ lead.
He was yet to truly break out as a receiver for the team, but apparently they didn’t want to pay his high price tag. FOX Sport’s Jay Glazer just reported that the Seahawks have traded Harvin to the receiver-starved New York Jets for a conditional draft pick:
BREAKING: The JETS have just agreed with Seattle to a trade sending WR Percy Harvin to NY for conditional pick. FOX SPORTS has learned.
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) October 17, 2014
NFL Insider Ian Rapoport soon reported that the pick will apparently be a mid-round selection:
The #Jets have traded for #Seahawks WR Percy Harvin, source confirms (as @JayGlazer reported). Compensation is conditional mid-rounder — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 17, 2014
Harvin, who had yet to top more than 50 yards receiving in a game this season ( although he did incredibly have three touchdowns called back by penalties in Week 5). Harvin may not be owed anymore guaranteed money this year, but he is owed a pricey $41.5 million over the next four years on his contract:
Percy Harvin has no more guaranteed money due to him after this season, though he’s to earn $41.5M over the next 4. A tryout for him.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 17, 2014
Rapoport also said the Seahawks had reportedly been shopping Harvin for a few weeks:
Very quietly. But yes. RT @nflnetwork: “Seattle was in the market for trading Percy Harvin for several weeks.” –@Rapsheet
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 17, 2014
So the Jets finally have the aerial weapon that they’ve needed so badly for second-year quarterback Geno Smith. Harvin will join free-agent signee Eric Decker as part of a potentially dangerous wide receiver tandem, but as always, he comes with a price.
He was listed as questionable for the Seahawks this week, and he’s notoriously missed more games than he has played in recent years. With Decker hampered by a hamstring injury, will the Jets’ high-priced wideouts stay on the field long enough to earn their keep?