The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Harvin, who is set to be a free agent after the 2013 season, is itching for a new deal now. And if the Vikings don't give Harvin an extension this offseason, it's believed he may hold out just like Vincent Jackson did with San Diego in 2010, according to a team source.
Diehards Line:Yahoo's Jason Cole went on to advise readers that the Vikings fear that the strong-willed Harvin may play the absolute minimum required to get to free agency and that he'll create such a stink that the last thing the Vikings will consider is franchising him. While the Vikings and Harvin's agent, Joel Segal, have yet to exchange contract proposals, it's believed that Harvin wants money close to what Calvin Johnson got from Detroit in 2012 (eight years, $132 million). That's an average of $16.5 million per year compared to a little more than $11 million for Jackson in Tampa and Kansas City's Dwayne Bowe. As one person put it about Harvin, he considers himself a "special" player and executives around the league have fed that attitude by telling people close to him how difficult it is to cover Harvin. ... Cole went on to notes that the Vikings are one of the lead suitors for free agent wideout Mike Wallace. While Christian Ponder would be armed with a pair of big-play threats, Cole believes Minnesota could very well be preparing itself to part ways with Harvin.