Percy Harvin inactive with rib injury against Dolphins
New York Jets wide receiver Percy Harvin (16) leaves the field after a game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. Credit: Lee S. Weissman
Percy Harvin was confident he could give it a go against the Dolphins. He thought wrong.
The Jets receiver (ribs) is one of two key inactives for the Jets today at Sun Life Stadium. The other is center Nick Mangold (left high-ankle sprain). It’ll be the third time Mangold has missed a game in his nine-year tenure with the team and first since 2011.
Both he and Harvin were game-time decisions. However, it became clear Mangold wasn’t feeling 100 percent when he emerged during pregame warmups wearing a walking boot.
Harvin, who like Mangold was limited during Friday’s practice, said his biggest issues heading into the game would be pain management. "It felt a little better,” he said of the injury, which caused discomfort when he coughed, laughed and sneezed. "I was able to move around, catch a couple balls, I ran a few routes, so I'm confident I'll at least be able to give it a go.''
Harvin, who was traded from Seattle in October, carries a $10.5-million price tag in 2015. That means the Jets' front office – whoever that may entail -- will have a big decision to make after the season.
