Percy Harvin will undergo what could be season ending hip surgery Thursday, according to USA TODAY Sports. Harvin announced the news through Twitter and the team verified the decision later in the day.
Pete Carroll, the Seahawks head coach, said last week Harvin would not “play for the season” if he had the surgery. However, he was not as adamant later when he said the operation would “most likely” cause the receiver to miss the rest of the season.
The usual recovery for surgery to repair a torn labrum takes 12 to 16 weeks. If the surgery happens Thursday he could come back in either November or December. The Seahawks may put Harvin on injured reserve or the reserve/physically unable to perform list. If they do the latter, Harvin would be able to join the team from Week 7 to Week 15.
The Seahawks acquired Harvin by sending first, third and seventh-round picks to the Minnesota Vikings. The team was conscious of Harvin’s injury issues when they made the trade. Harvin got a five-year contract extension complete with $25.5 million in guarantees.
"We're all somewhat disappointed that he wasn't able to start from Day 1 this season,” said John Schneider, the Seahawks general manager."But that being said, we know that it's a long, long season and it's a marathon and we're going to do whatever we can to put our arms around him and help him out. He's going to get a second opinion, and once we have all the information, we'll make the right decision."
According to Carroll, wide receiver Sidney Rice went to Switzerland to get a non-surgical procedure performed on one of his knees. However, he is not expected to miss any games.
Doug Baldwin and Golden Tate currently sit at the top of the Seahawks depth chart for now.
