May 2013 - Seattle Seahawks Wiretap
Percy Harvin will undergo hip surgery.
It is unclear how long Harvin will be out, but early estimations put the number at three to four months. Harvin would not be able to return until November under that timeframe.
The Seattle Seahawks acquired Harvin in the offseason in exchange for a first-round and seventh-round pick in 2013 and a third-round pick in 2014. Harvin also signed a six-year, $67 million extension with $25 million guaranteed.
Sidney Rice has left for a non-surgical procedure on his knee that is not allowed in the United States.
“He’s actually in Switzerland,” Pete Carroll said Tuesday.
Rice is likely undergoing Regenokine, a blood-manipulation treatment.
Percy Harvin has often missed practices with various ailments throughout his NFL career and is currently seeking a second opinion on his injured hip.
"Guys around here trust [Harvin] and believe in him," Sidney Rice said. "It's nothing like coming out here and taking days off and doing his own thing. I don’t think he’s that type of person. You get that perception from people that don’t really know what's going on, and they just hear stuff and they just create their own [impression]."
No matchup in the NFL is more highly anticipated entering the 2013 season than the two meetings between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks, making a battle between Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson the best place to start this year’s “Be The GM.”
Kaepernick and Wilson have combined for just 30 career starts, including their five postseason games last season, but their budding rivalry figures to be one of the best in the NFL.
Wilson finished 2013 with a 100.0 passer rating after a somewhat tepid start over his first eight games in which he had a 4-4 record. Wilson had a 128.6 passer rating in November and 115.2 in December while going 7-1.
Wilson completed 64.1 percent of his passes and threw an interception in just 2.5 percent of his attempts, showing remarkable poise for a rookie. Wilson also added 489 yards on 94 attempts and four touchdowns.
Wilson instantly took command of the Seahawks’ locker room and his leadership abilities are remarkably advanced. Wilson would have been in the conversation with Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III for the top overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft if he were two inches taller and he proved in his rookie season that it doesn’t even truly matter. Wilson may not have as much pure upside as Luck, Griffin or even Kaepernick, but he is one of the surest bets at quarterback. Wilson will undoubtedly get better at more than a year younger than Kaepernick and he may be the most durable of the four.
Kaepernick’s body of work is even smaller than Wilson’s, but the production has been even better. Kaepernick completed 62.4 percent of his 218 regular season attempts and threw an interception in just 1.4 percent of those. Kaepernick’s decision-making and accuracy was far more advanced than expected and the strength of his arm puts the entire field in play vertically and horizontally.
Like Wilson, Kaepernick is gifted as a runner but is on another plane. Kaepernick ran for 415 yards on 62 attempts (6.6 yards per carry average). His 181 yards and two touchdowns on 16 attempts in the Divisional Round against the Green Bay Packers was one of the most dominant performances from a quarterback in history and even 25 percent of that production would make Kaepernick a future Hall of Famer.
These two teams have an entire collection of players that would have been the best nominee for a large handful of other teams with the likes of Aldon Smith, Patrick Willis, Mike Iupati, NaVorro Bowman, Earl Thomas, Bobby Wagner and Richard Sherman.
Percy Harvin has been placed on the physically unable to perform list due to an ailing hip.
The Seattle Seahawks are hoping that Harvin will not need surgery.
"It may (require surgery), but we'll find out," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "We're just going to go ahead and get step by step right now. I know he was working full speed just a few days ago. But we need to take care of him, so we'll take every precaution to do that."
Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck were ranked first, second and third in Bill Barnwell's annual trade value column.
The criteria considers age, contracts and positional scarcity in addition to pure ability.
J.J. Watt was the top rated defensive player and first non-quarterback at No. 4.
Robert Griffin III, Matt Ryan, Tom Brady, Colin Kaepernick and Drew Brees rounded out the top-10.
11. Calvin Johnson
12. Patrick Peterson
13. Eli Manning
14. Joe Flacco
15. A.J. Green
16. Julio Jones
17. Von Miller
18. Ben Roethlisberger
19. Darrelle Revis
20. Geno Atkins
21. Joe Thomas
22. Patrick Willis
23. Earl Thomas
24. Richard Sherman
25. Aldon Smith
26. DeMarcus Ware
27. Duane Brown
28. Matthew Stafford
29. Peyton Manning
30. Adrian Peterson
31. Jason Pierre-Paul
32. Dez Bryant
33. Jay Cutler
34. Clay Matthews
35. Trent Williams
36. Ryan Clady
37. Joe Haden
38. NaVorro Bowman
39. Tyron Smith
40. Mike Iupati
41. Randall Cobb
42. Tony Romo
43. Haloti Ngata
44. Eric Weddle
45. Ndamukong Suh
46. Joe Staley
47. Brian Orakpo
48. Luke Kuechly
49. Nate Solder
50. Josh Freeman
The Seattle Seahawks have the most talent in the NFL of players 25-and-under.
The Houston Texans were ranked first in 2010, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the distinction in 2011 and the New England Patriots last season.
The Seahawks feature Russell Wilson, Russell Okung, Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.
The San Francisco 49ers rank second with Colin Kaepernick and Aldson Smith headlining.
The Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers round out the top-five.
6. St. Louis Rams
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Carolina Panthers
9. New England Patriots
10. Indianapolis Colts
11. New York Jets
12. Cleveland Browns
13. Denver Broncos
14. Tennessee Titans
15. New York Giants
16. Houston Texans
17. Dallas Cowboys
18. Minnesota Vikings
19. Miami Dolphins
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
21. Kansas City Chiefs
22. Detroit Lions
23. Philadelphia Eagles
24. Atlanta Falcons
25. Arizona Cardinals
26. Baltimore Ravens
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Chicago Bears
29. New Orleans Saints
30. San Diego Chargers
31. Jacksonville Jaguars
32. Oakland Raiders
Fans of the Seattle Seahawks are raising money to purchase a brick at the "Fanwalk" outside Levi's Stadium, future home of the San Francisco 49ers.
The bricks are available for purchase between $195 and $545.
The Levi's Stadium Foundation reserves the right to reject any text, which will force the Seahawks' fans to become creative to slip through a pro-Seahawks or anti-49ers' message.
The Seattle Seahawks are moving Bruce Irvin to linebacker.
Irvin will compete with Malcolm Smith for the starting job, which he's expected to win when he returns from his four-game suspension.
"He's extremely versatile, and that's why we've loved him from the start," Carroll said. "He's really fast. He's 250 pounds, and he's exactly fitting the right kind of body type to play outside backer in the 3-4 system. We're a 4-3 personnel system that plays 3-4 looks. He's extremely valuable for us."
