Vikings Trade Harvin to Seahawks

With Free Agency in the NFL right around the corner, some teams have already made noise this offseason. First their was the Tom Brady Extension, then Joe Flacco gets a new contract from the Ravens. Alex Smith then gets shipped off to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now we can add Percy Harvin's name to the list of players making noise this year. It was announced today that the Minnesota Vikings have traded receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. In return, the Vikings will receive undisclosed draft picks. The trade agreement, contingent on Harvin passing a physical, was earlier reported by Fox Sports. Seattle has a connection to Harvin. The team's offensive coordinator, Darrell Bevell, held the same job with Minnesota when the Vikings drafted Harvin in 2009.

Last season, the Seahawks finished 27th in the NFL in passing yards with 189.4 yards per game, and their leading receiver was Sidney Rice who had 50 catches for 748 yards and 7 touchdowns.Last year Harvin was the Vikings leading receiver with 62 catches for 677 yards and 3 touchdowns, while the Vikings were 31st in the league in passing yards last season with 171.9 yards per game. In his career, the 24-year-old Harvin has 7,168 all-purpose yards in his four-season career with 29 touchdowns (20 receiving, five return, four rushing). He also has 280 receptions in 54 career games.

So what could this move mean for both football clubs? Well first things first the Seahawks have to make sure that Harvin will be 100% healthy by the time the regular season gets going. When he's healthy, Precy Harvin can turn out to be one of the more lethal deep threats in the league. Adding him to the roster will give Seattle QB Russel Wilson more targets to throw to next year and will surely help spread out an already potent Seattle attack.

As for what the Vikings get, it doesn't look like much right now on paper. All they are reported to get is an undisclosed number of draft picks. In retrospect I can understand this trade, because last year Harvin was unhappy with the Vikings organization and requested a trade, but that didn't exactly work out for him. So he gets the trade now and it appears that both sides win out on the deal.

So Harvin has been traded to the Seahawks. With the way things have been moving this offseason in the NFL, there could be more major news to come so stay tuned!