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A second media outlet confirms Percy Harvin’s failed drug test
By Ben Volin | Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 10:45 PM
The site NFLDraftBible.com has taken a lot of flak for its report earlier this month that four players, including Percy Harvin, tested positive for marijuana at February’s NFL Draft Combine, plus two others tested positive for steroids.
Not only did someone inside the NFL violate protocol by leaking the results to the media, but some doubt was cast over the report because no one else had confirmed it.
But NFLDraftBible earned a little credibility Tuesday night with the a confirmation of Harvin’s failed drug test by the popular industry Web site ProFootballTalk.com.
No other evidence was given, except for the confirmation provided by writer Mike Florio, but Florio most certainly has the attention of all 32 NFL teams. The Dolphins, in fact, charge their interns with monitoring ProFootballTalk 24 hours a day to keep tabs on NFL news.
Ed’s note: A Dolphins spokesman called to say the Dolphins don’t ask their interns to monitor PFT. Instead, it is their job to keep tabs on what is written in the media, and that includes PFT. We apologize for the confusion.
Back to Harvin….
Florio’s report is not the be-all end-all, but all signs have been pointing this way since the initial news surfaced two weeks ago.
While the other players named in the report had representatives speak out on their behalf, Harvin’s camp has remained quiet and has not answered several phone calls and e-mails.
When Urban Meyer was asked what he tells NFL teams about Harvin’s character, he spoke only of Harvin’s on-field accomplishments.
And regardless if the report ever came out in the media, the 32 NFL teams would still know about Harvin’s failed drug test, plus his other character issues.
How much will this affect his draft stock is unclear, but “the fact that Harvin wasn’t able to produce clean urine for a test that he knew he was going to be taking isn’t an encouraging sign,” Florio wrote.
Why?
“The NFL isn’t as structured. He’s not going to be watched as he was in college,” Tony Pauline, draft expert for SportsIllustrated.com, told me last week. “All of a sudden you’re forking over millions of dollars to this kid, and he’s got to be responsible for himself.”
So don’t be shocked when Harvin and his first-round talent drops to the second round, where the guaranteed money is much lower. The NFL Draft is April 25-26.
By Ben Volin | Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 10:45 PM
The site NFLDraftBible.com has taken a lot of flak for its report earlier this month that four players, including Percy Harvin, tested positive for marijuana at February’s NFL Draft Combine, plus two others tested positive for steroids.
Not only did someone inside the NFL violate protocol by leaking the results to the media, but some doubt was cast over the report because no one else had confirmed it.
But NFLDraftBible earned a little credibility Tuesday night with the a confirmation of Harvin’s failed drug test by the popular industry Web site ProFootballTalk.com.
No other evidence was given, except for the confirmation provided by writer Mike Florio, but Florio most certainly has the attention of all 32 NFL teams. The Dolphins, in fact, charge their interns with monitoring ProFootballTalk 24 hours a day to keep tabs on NFL news.
Ed’s note: A Dolphins spokesman called to say the Dolphins don’t ask their interns to monitor PFT. Instead, it is their job to keep tabs on what is written in the media, and that includes PFT. We apologize for the confusion.
Back to Harvin….
Florio’s report is not the be-all end-all, but all signs have been pointing this way since the initial news surfaced two weeks ago.
While the other players named in the report had representatives speak out on their behalf, Harvin’s camp has remained quiet and has not answered several phone calls and e-mails.
When Urban Meyer was asked what he tells NFL teams about Harvin’s character, he spoke only of Harvin’s on-field accomplishments.
And regardless if the report ever came out in the media, the 32 NFL teams would still know about Harvin’s failed drug test, plus his other character issues.
How much will this affect his draft stock is unclear, but “the fact that Harvin wasn’t able to produce clean urine for a test that he knew he was going to be taking isn’t an encouraging sign,” Florio wrote.
Why?
“The NFL isn’t as structured. He’s not going to be watched as he was in college,” Tony Pauline, draft expert for SportsIllustrated.com, told me last week. “All of a sudden you’re forking over millions of dollars to this kid, and he’s got to be responsible for himself.”
So don’t be shocked when Harvin and his first-round talent drops to the second round, where the guaranteed money is much lower. The NFL Draft is April 25-26.