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| Percy Harvin Seahawks acquire from Vikings for first-round pick |
Percy Harvin Seahawks acquire from Vikings for first-round pick
As if the Scot McCloughan "beat the hell out of them" episode, the Jim Harbaugh honking incident and the Sunday Night Slaughter at CenturyLink Field last December hadn't created enough drama between these NFC West foes, Monday's news that the Seahawks have agreed to trade their 2013 first-round selection and two other draft picks for Minnesota Vikings receiver Percy Harvin officially took things to the next level.
The Seattle Seahawks have acquired Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin in exchange for multiple draft picks (including a first rounder) pending a physical, a person with knowledge of the transaction told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced by either team.
The Seattle Seahawks have acquired Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin in exchange for multiple draft picks (including a first rounder) pending a physical, a person with knowledge of the transaction told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced by either team.
When 49ers owner Jed York told me, in the immediate aftermath of his team's NFC championship game victory over the Atlanta Falcons, that he wasn't sure San Francisco should be favored to win the division in 2013, he wasn't speaking in hyperbole.
But the wideout, who spent the second half of the season on injured reserve with a sprained ankle and had a testy exchange with coach Leslie Frazier while rehabbing, received the trade he initially requested last summer.
The Harvin trade was not without risk: Seattle, according to Glazer, will give up its first-round pick in the 2013 draft (25th overall), its seventh-round selection this year and a mid-round pick in 2014. That's not the only cost for the Seahawks: Harvin, who has reportedly been unhappy with his rookie contract for more than a year, has reached terms on a lucrative extension as part of the transaction, according to Yahoo! Sports colleague Jason Cole. Terms of the deal were unavailable. He clearly wanted out of Minnesota and has a reputation for being difficult, and at 5-11 and 184 pounds, he doesn't have the physical stature of most elite wideouts.
The Seahawks and 49ers will meet twice in 2013, and though a lot can happen between March and next January, a third meeting – perhaps in the NFC championship game – seems highly plausible.
“I'm almost positive there will be,” Sherman said.
