Minnesota Vikings Training Camp 2010: Where’s Percy Harvin?

August 16, 2010   ·   David Kindervater   ·   Jump to comments

We're used to Brett Favre as a no-show at training camp. The living legend and future Hall of Famer doesn't do training camp anymore. But what's going on with the defending Offensive Rookie of the Year, receiver/kick returner Percy Harvin?
Is Favre's absence—or head coach Brad Childress' allowance of Favre's absence—causing the trickle-down attitude, "If he doesn't have to be at camp why should I have to be there?"
Harvin has been absent from camp for the past two weeks. In fact, he was only around Mankato State for one day before a death in his family sent him packing. But the standard allotment of grieving days came and went (however many days that is—every situation is slightly different), and Harvin is still AWOL.
Rumors of Harvin's infamous migraine headaches returned—and were confirmed. But with so much time having passed without Harvin returning to the team, it caused the Vikings to send him a "five-day letter," essentially warning Harvin t...

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