Associated Press ADVERTISING Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Percy Harvin is listed as doubtful to play Monday night for Seattle against the New Orleans Saints because of lingering soreness in his surgically repaired hip. Harvin made his debut with the
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RENTON, Wash. — Percy Harvin is listed as doubtful to play Monday night for Seattle against the New Orleans Saints because of lingering soreness in his surgically repaired hip.
Harvin made his debut with the Seahawks two weeks ago against the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in 21 total plays, 19 offensive snaps and two plays on special teams. Harvin made one catch for 17 yards and returned a kickoff 58 yards in his only two touches in the game.
Coach Pete Carroll expected Harvin to be fully integrated into the offense coming out of their bye, but Harvin was unable to practice during the week.
“We thought that (the soreness) would go with a week break and all of that, but it just lasted a little longer than we thought, and if anything at all is not right we’re not going with him,” Carroll said. “We’re going to make sure he’s 100 percent before we go.”
Harvin’s hip remains sore and hasn’t responded the way the Seahawks expected coming out of the game. Carroll said they don’t see any structural issues with the hip.
“He’s just sore and so we don’t want to push beyond that right now. It’s not worth it,” Carroll said.
The Seahawks acquired Harvin in a trade with the Vikings in March and gave him a new five-year contract. He was limited in offseason work due to soreness in his hip that prompted surgery on Aug. 1. He missed the first 10 games of the season while on the physically unable to perform list before being activated two weeks ago.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe was alert and recovering at a Denver hospital Saturday after suffering seizure-like symptoms when the team’s bus pulled into the airport Friday afternoon for the flight to Kansas City.
Wolfe won’t play in today’s showdown against the Chiefs.
Team doctors began treating Wolfe on the bus, then summoned an ambulance to take him to a hospital, where the second-year pro from the University of Cincinnati underwent a battery of tests Friday night and Saturday.
It was determined that Wolfe didn’t suffer a stroke or a full-blown seizure, but the Broncos didn’t specify the exact cause of his symptoms, saying only that he was doing better Saturday evening and that he was alert and communicating with others
It’s not known when Wolfe will be released from the hospital or when he’ll be cleared to resume football.
He was fine at Friday’s practice and in the locker room afterward. It was only when the bus was pulling into the airport about 90 minutes later that he fell mysteriously ill.
One of the Broncos’ athletic trainers stayed behind with him in Denver.
Wolfe is the second Broncos defensive starter who has needed emergency medical attention in the last two weeks.
