Vikings WR Harvin wants Favre to return

Among the many fans and players who are expecting Brett Favre to wear back the No. 4 Minnesota Vikings jersey, Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin was the first one to talk about his expectation publicly and take Favre’s return as benefit for his own development in NFL.

Harvin had a brilliant season in 2009 and he credited his success to his starting quarterback Favre, who threw most passes to Harvin during the season. Harvin said Favre helped him learn faster and better about the passing and catching game.

“I just went into [the season] trying to contribute to the team first of all in the special-teams area but Brett got there and kind of took me into the game a little faster than I probably would have learned it under other quarterbacks,” Harvin said. “I knew my job would be a lot easier when Brett got here,” Percy said. “He knows the game better than some of our coaches there. I knew our offense would run a lot smoother with a lot more opportunities. He’s known as a gunslinger.”

So, if Harvin wants to remain as the Vikings’ leading receiver, Favre’s return is necessary. The return is also necessary to the whole team as the quarterback’s existence will make the offense more dynamic and exciting. By so far, there has been no qualified quarterback who can take perfect replacement for Favre, so it is still highly expected that the 40-year-old man would make his final decision to wear back his Favre jersey for another season.

Vikings rookie WR Harvin was ill

As several starters of the Minnesota Vikings are fighting injuries, another bad news is that rookie receiver and return man Percy Harvin was ill. Not sure what the illness is, but it seemed that it is bothering the player enough to prevent him from taking a practice.

According to Coach Brad Childress, the unspecified illness has been bothering Harvin for long as he has had trouble with migraine headaches this season. Will he be available to play Sunday’s game at Green Bay? Childress said that it is possible as he is hopeful that Harvin will be all right to practice on Friday, leaving two days for the rookie to get ready for the game.

As for the injured starters in Vikings jerseys, they continued fighting their injuries and missing practice. Receiver Bernard Berrian was nursing his injured hamstring, linebacker E.J. Henderson was dealing with a knee injury and cornerback Antoine Winfield was recovering from his foot injury.