Percy Harvin
Age: 27
Rank on NFL.com Top 99 list: 72
Past contract: 3 years, $24 million signed in 2015; $6 million last year with the Buffalo Bills; contract became void after Harvin ended up on Injured Reserve last season
2015 Stat Line: 5 games started; 19 receptions on 30 targets; 218 receiving yards; 1 receiving touchdown
Percy Harvin has been one of the most talented wide receivers in the league since he was drafted 22nd overall in 2009 by the Minnesota Vikings. Unfortunately, Harvin is one of the most injury prone players in the NFL, if not the most, and has only played a full 16-game season once, in 2011.
Harvin is both a threat in the passing game, as well as the running game, and would make the Broncos wide receiving group the most dangerous in the league, when healthy. Harvin’s talent is best explained in the massive deal he signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 that was worth $67 million over 6 years.
Harvin was scheduled to receive $9 million both this year and the next with the Bills, but because he could not stay healthy, his contract was voided. Apparently, Harvin is deciding if he wants to continue playing football due to his injury history, but if he decides to play, one of the most talented players in the league will be a free agent.
It is hard to see the Broncos going after Harvin because of his injury history, but his addition would be a certain upgrade to the offense. The Broncos could put together a contract rich in incentives so that they would risk very little in going after an injury prone player.
