Not remembering the timeline exactly but didn't the rumour leak after Tate had already signed with Detroit? And all the rumour stuff aside, with the money paid to Harvin and other contracts that were going to come up in the next 2 years for other stars on the team wasn't there even talk going into free agency on whether the Hawks could afford to sign Tate to a second contract?
Yeah the rumors was after the trade. I remember when he signed he went to a Seattle radio station saying he wanted to stay. Nothing about rumor Wilson's wife affair was brought up at the time. it was all about the low ball offer and how much he love playing for Seattle.
I think when Wilson filed for divorce is when the rumors started happening which was a couple months later. People made up false narrative of Harvin was defending Wilson punching Tate because of it. In reality it was Harvin was mad at Tate from his response to Harvin being back on the team just in time for the Superbowl.
I think the Seahawks bringing in Harvin and paying Harvin big money after the work Baldwin and Tate put in was a bad message .
Then the fact Harvin was a bust was hilarious. (Not really).Didn't Seattle give up some draft capital as well?
Seattle could've kept the super bowl team 100% intact. Tate , Giacomini and their draft picks. Minnesota cooked us AGAIN!!
I thought the rumors came out around the super bowl HawkRider.
Yup they gave up a 1st round pick and Vikings picked up Xavier Rhodes. These were the available receivers/TE. Hopkins, Patterson, Woods, Keenan Allen, Ertz, Eifrit, Kelce, & Reed. Other notable players we could have picked up, Fredriecks, Darius Slay, Kwann Short, Kiko Alanso, Laveon Bell, Jamie Collins, Eddie Lacy, Warford, Mathieu, Armstead...Such a good draft. Just the thought of Rhodes or Slay w/ Sherman as our Corners...What about all those awesome TE.
So many what if....Still im not upset we got Harvin. I think his energy coming back for the Superbowl was electric and his return TD pretty much sealed any kind possible comeback.