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“Although this was an extremely difficult decision, we are constantly evaluating our team and believe at this time, that this is in our best interest to move the team forward,” Schneider said. “We thank Percy for his efforts that contributed to a Super Bowl XLVIII victory and wish him well.”
As Profootballtalk.com suggests, that’s probably about all Schneider will ever say about the Harvin trade. But suffice to say, the stories coming out of Seattle in the last 18 hours, about Harvin fighting with teammates and refusing to go back into Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, suggest that not everyone in Seattle really does wish Harvin well.
That said, not everybody was happy to see him go.
According to New York Daily News staffer Manish Mehta, running back Marshawn Lynch was visibly upset after learning about the trade, almost refusing to get on the team bus.
As CBSSports.com notes, Lynch is in line to get more work on offense with the team dealing away one of its top passing-game options, but he was close with the departing Harvin. The trade was engineered reportedly in part due to Harvin being a problem in the locker room, but his departure could cause further problems with players like Lynch who were friends with the receiver.
And finally. ... Although neither the Seahawks nor the Jets has disclosed exactly what the compensation was in the Harvin trade, multiple reports now say that the pick can be no better than a fourth-rounder. Mehta reports that it’s a conditional sixth-round pick, while Ian Rapoport of NFL Network adds that the pick can improve to up to a fourth-round pick.