The Seattle Seahawks surprised everyone by trading Percy Harvin to the New York Jets on Friday for a conditional pick, leaving many wondering about the motivation for the deal.
It sounds like Harvin initiated the move.
Bleacher Report NFL reporter Mike Freeman says a source told him Harvin didn’t want to be with the team, so they accommodated him with a trade.
Seahawks team source: "Percy didn't want to be here. We accommodated him."
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) October 17, 2014
We don’t necessarily know if that means Harvin specifically went to management and requested a trade, or if his behavior indicated he was unhappy with the team, so they decided to ship him out. Whatever the case, it’s clear Harvin was not the factor the Seahawks thought they were getting when they traded for him.
The Monday Morning Quarterback’s Peter King adds that Harvin was difficult to deal with last year.
Harvin was more difficult to deal with last year than anybody knows. He has real trust issues with people. No getting it back once lost.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) October 17, 2014
Radio host Lance Zierlein of Sports Talk 790 in Houston reports that Harvin has major anger issues and is a chemistry-killer.
I was told “Harvin’s anger issues are just too much to deal with and he could single handedly bring down team chemistry”. Wow. Unreal.
— Lance Zierlein (@LanceZierlein) October 17, 2014
Harvin only played in one regular-season game while battling injuries. He was a partial contributor during the playoffs. This season Harvin had 22 catches for 133 yards and rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown while seeing action in all five of Seattle’s games.
