The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Mike Max of WCCO Radio reported this weekend that the Vikings are actively pursuing a trade for Harvin.
Reported by wcco.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The reasons for their desire to move on are somewhat understandable. According to Max, the reason the Vikings put Harvin on injured reserve while he was healing from an ankle injury was related to a meltdown Harvin had that was directed toward HC Leslie Frazier in the presence of several players. This jibes with
a December report by 1500ESPN.com's Tom Pelissero. ... Harvin is under contract for one more season and there has been speculation that, if the Vikings were looking to trade Harvin, any potential trade would likely have to come prior to this year’s draft. GM Rick Spielman was vague about Harvin’s status on Friday. “I’m not going to say what’s going to happen this offseason because he is going into the last year of his contract,” Spielman said in an interview with KFAN radio. “We love Percy Harvin as a football player. Everybody sees what he does for our football team.” Despite missing the final seven games of the season after injuring his ankle, he had 62 catches for 677 yards. Some have suggested Patriots HC Bill Belichick would be interested in acquiring Harvin. ... Stay tuned.
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