Brandon Tate also reportedly tested positive

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9483382/Sources:-WRs-Harvin,-Tate-tested-positive-for-pot

But this has to be a blow to Tate’s stock.

Tate is an amazing PR and could become a steal but there are some others who could impress, Mike Thomas or Mike Wallace would be good selections

I don’t care if Harvin is the next Gayle Sayers, if he gets suspended because of his assinine character, his talent is useless.

or at least thats whats being reported.

This was before he tested positive.

Apparently teams think that he runs around with far too many of his cliques and comes across as a ME ME guy.

He never came across that way to me, but eh, you never know.

I always that Harvin was a hard worker and an overall good guy. He worked so hard to get on the field for that Championship game. Does anyone know what he tested positive for. I mean, apparently the Bears are OK with Cutler’s Chicago bar hopping. We all seem to be OK if Romo drinks. Does someone have character issues b/c they smoke marijuana? What happens if California and other states legalize it? Does that change how we view that particular “character” flaw.

He’s from Virginia Beach, Virginia — which is where I live at the moment and where I grew up.

I have a friend and two co-workers — three classy human beings — who regularly communicate with him, and trust me… the kid is grounded.

Not saying he didn’t smoke da chronic, but how’s failing one drug test a character concern when he doesn’t have an extensive history of wrongdoing.

In fact, did any of the mediots report that his mother moved out to Florida while Percy was still a student-athlete at UF?

I’m not condoning his poor judgment, but at the same token, I’m not gonna get on a soap box and lump him with the Chris Henrys of the NFL just because he failed one drug test.

Anyone who doesn’t care enough about their body as an athlete (if nothing else) to keep it clean and in top condition doesn’t care enough to follow instructions in a TEAM sport where every guy has to depend on others to be able to do their jobs. If one fails or isn’t adequate, they all fail.

You can party without doing drugs, or becoming abusing alcohol, or smoking, or hanging with a group that want you to do incredibly stupid (and illegal) things or get involved in (and drag the player into) ugly incidents. Let’s not even go there as far as the Vikings boat incident.

it’s his intelligence im worried about. I mean let’s face it marijuana is harmless but there are millions of detox drinks/methods and he couldn’t think of anything to pass a simple drug test, or atleast abstain from burning leaf for a month.

Silver Blue – I believe we corresponded last year regarding Eddie Royal from Westfield High School – good one, eh? Re: Harvin, I have a slightly different, but unique, take on Percy, being local to Virginia and given my son was a starter for the Oakton HS football team in 2006 when they upset Landsdowne High School in the State Championship (28-7). At the time, Harvin was a senior at Landsdowne and they were favored to win the game by like 30 points or something…I think they were ranked #7 nationwide by USA Today.

What sticks out in my mind to this day are two things: 1) Harvin refused to shake any of the Oakton captain’s hands before the game at midfield and was trash-talking from the get-go and 2) he definitely threw in the towel before halftime.

LIke any competitive HS football team, we had some trash-talkers too, but I distinctly remember the Oakton players commenting after the game that the kid was really out there with his cocky attitude. Because Harvin was the best player on the field that day, the strategy was to put a spy on Harvin (Keith Payne, a RB/HB now with UVA) and haress him all over the field. It worked as Harvin was a complete non-factor during the game. If you were at this game, you know that Harvin gave up about halfway through the first half and they lost 28-7 with Percy mostly walking back to huddle – I noticed this. I was actually pretty shocked at the whole thing after hearing so much about him – maybe he was hurt but don’t think so. After the game the guys were talking about how Harvin just quit on the field that day and wondering what all the hype was about – hey, I’m not making this stuff up – talk to anyone who was at the game. I know he was great at Florida and was a hardworker there, so he probably has overcome his immaturity, but it is one data point to consider.

let’s keep it to football, but strictly from a medical viewpoint, marijuana is actually a much better choice as it is not addictive and is w/o hangover the next day.

it just makes u go faster

Myself included