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SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks have traded wide receiver Percy Harvin to the New York Jets, according to Fox Sports.
The Seahawks would get a conditional draft pick in exchange, Fox reported. Neither team has yet to announce anything.
The Seahawks have been trying to figure out how best to use the unique talents of Harvin within a run-first offense. Seattle never got its trial and error opportunity with Harvin last season following his trade from Minnesota because of hip surgery that limited him to one regular-season game. His on-field influence was never fully felt until the Super Bowl.
So that process was happening for the first time now. The difficulty in fitting Harvin in was most evident last week in Seattle’s 30-23 loss to Dallas.
This season, Harvin has 22 receptions, with 12 of those coming behind the line of scrimmage. He has only one catch on a ball thrown more than 10 yards, according to STATS Inc. Harvin’s average of 6 yards per catch is last among all wide receivers in the NFL averaging at least two receptions per game.
The average point where Harvin is catching the ball through five games is 1.1 yards past the line of scrimmage, also the lowest number in the NFL. Against Denver, Harvin finished with 42 yards receiving, with 41 coming after the catch.
