The Seattle Seahawks are being more than cautious when it comes to wide receiver Percy Harvin. The team was certainly expecting different results after acquiring the wide receiver in the offseason, but hip surgery derailed all plans. Harvin is still not recovered from the surgery that kept him out of the game until Nov. 17. His debut with Seattle was short-lived as the team prepares to play without him once again.
Harvin is officially listed as day-to-day with the Seahawks. However, Seattle has announced plans to shut the wide receiver down until the playoffs. Harvin will be a permanent fixture on the sidelines for the next two weeks as the team preps for a strong postseason run. The Seahawks were hoping to get Harvin back at some point. The receiver has only played in one game this year and has missed three games he could have been active for thanks to his reoccurring hip injury.
"Once he gets on the practice field, it's truly day to day," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said, via ESPN.com. "He is running in his rehab work. We have to see if he can tolerate it and give us a couple of days of work. We have to make sure he's right and take our time. It has fluctuated where he's gotten close, then it got aggravated a little bit. He just hasn't quite gotten over the hump. He has a lot of new movement in that hip that he hasn't had before and he's trying to become accustomed to that."
Harvin has an extensive history with injuries so the Seahawks are trying to be as careful as they can to protect their investment. In his five-year career, he has played all 16 games just once and that was back in 2011. The is certainly not ideal. The receiver has played in just 10 games over the past two years as he struggles to stay healthy. This was one storyline Seattle was hoping not to deal with. Despite the setback, Russell Wilson and Carroll are not concerned this will continue to be an issue.
Carroll is confident that Harvin will be a long-term asset for the Seahawks, they just have to get over this hump first. Harvin has not proven to be worth what Seattle gave up to get him, but Carroll thinks it will pay off in the long run. The Seahawks are essentially a lock for some playoff wins. Getting Harvin back in time for the postseason is all that matters now considering Seattle finishes out with home games against Arizona and St. Louis.
