Percy Harvin played college ball at Florida from 2006-2008.
The do it all receiver accounted for 3,781 yards and 22 TDs over his college career.
He rushed for 1852 on 194 carries (19 TDs), and caught 133 passes for 1929 yards (13 TDs).
Also a track man, Percy was once clocked an astounding 4.32 40.
First round choice of the Minnesota Vikings (22 overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Went on to have an outstanding rookie season catching 60 passes for 790 yards and 6 TDs, rushing for an additional 135 more, and kick returing 42 times for 1156 yards and 2 TDs.
Started a career high 14 games in 2011, catching 87 passes for 967 yards and 6 TDs.
He also rushed for a season career high 345 yards on 52 carries scoring 2 times.
Over career returned 5 kickoffs for TDs, including 3 over 100 (101, 104, 105).
Traded to Seahawks in 2013 for a first round and a bevvy of other picks.
Due to injury, didn’t make his debut until late in November that season.
Still he helped the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl title by returning the second half kickoff 87 yards for a TD.
Traded to the Jets midway through the 2014 season and recorded over 1K yards from scrimmage.
Signed with the Bills in 2015.
Retired in 2016- citing injury issues, but returned mid-season to play for the Bills.
During the 2017 NFL off-season, Percy announced his final retirement from the sport.
ACCOLADES:
2009 NFL Rookie of the Year
Pro Bowl 2009
NFL Special Teams Player of the Week 2010 (Week 6)
NFC Special Teams Player of the Month 2012 (September)
NOTES:
I have been seeing weakness in the certified mid tier/ ‘hall of very good’ autograph market on eBay and really pounced to get this one. Percy Harvin, while never a Hall of Famer, was memorable enough that his cards have really maintained their value in the market. I tend to snipe with one bid at the end of the auction. That’s it. When I bid, I always put my max bid and add two to three cents to it- and that’s how I won this one.
If there was a Percy Harvin autograph I wanted these were them. Not only are they from subsets I really like, one of them is a rare tricolor patch.
Later I added this really nice Freshman Orientation patch auto from that same Donruss set too. I made an offer to the seller and they went for it. I think if I need anything else of Percy it’d just be his Score 2009 auto and that’d be it for the trifecta.
Harvin was injury plagued and that definitely shortened his career. He frequently suffered from debilitating migraines that kept him out of games. Whether or not that contributed to his locker room issues and general attitude remains to be seen.
