The Seattle Seahawks are 4-1, and appear to be one of the best teams in the NFL. They might be getting better real soon too, as top offseason acquisition Percy Harvin looks like he'll be returning to the field ahead of schedule.
Harvin sent out some tweets to Seattle fans proclaiming his readiness for action. One tweet read, "12th man im back and ready....countdown begins," followed by a second tweet reading "lets work."
12th man im back and ready....countdown begins — Percy Harvin (@Percy_Harvin) October 7, 2013
Lets work
— Percy Harvin (@Percy_Harvin) October 7, 2013
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll attempted to temper the enthusiasm a bit by injecting some caution and preaching patience. "Percy is back and he's ready to take the next level of training," Carroll said. "I know he's very enthusiastic about getting going and getting back, and all. So we'll just have to see what happens."
Even through his coachspeak, though, Carroll couldn't help but be optimistic about pairing one of the NFL's most dynamic players with top-flight quarterback Russell Wilson.
"But, it's a very positive response at this point. He's in really good shape to take the next step, and he is doing it on the ground running now and he's working pretty hard at it. We're anxious to kind of watch him. And our guys worked out with him today. I haven't seen him yet, alive and in color, but I'm looking forward to seeing how this goes. His attitude is perfect about getting back and doing everything he can to get out here," Carroll said.
When asked for an estimated timetable for Harvin's return to the field, Carroll didn't take the bait. "It wouldn't do us any good to talk that way at this time," Carroll said.
Without Harvin in tow, Wilson has still managed to throw for 997 yards and eight touchdowns in Seattle's first five games. Harvin would make Seattle's offense devastating. In just nine games last season with Christian Ponder at the helm, Harvin caught 62 passes for 677 yards and three scores. He also rushed 22 times for 96 yards and a touchdown.
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