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How committed were the Seahawks to moving Percy Harvin?

On “Sunday NFL Countdown,” ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported the Seahawks were ready to release the wide receiver if they could not deal him. PFT’s Mike Florio also reported Saturday that the Seahawks had tired of Harvin to the point that simply cutting him was considered, but a large portion of his 2014 salary being guaranteed complicated matters.

Ultimately, it never got to that point with Harvin, as the multi-talented receiver was traded to the Jets for a conditional sixth-round pick. But it speaks to the Seahawks’ willingness to take their losses and move on.

Mortensen also reported that the Seahawks believe they “didn’t do their due diligence” on Harvin before trading a package of draft picks to Minnesota for the wide receiver in March 2013. Mortensen also said Seahawks G.M. John Schneider “held nothing back” when it came to filling in Jets G.M. John Idzik — a former member of the Seahawks’ front office — on Harvin’s “numerous incidents and issues” with Seattle.

In the end, the Jets made the deal for Harvin late Friday, a move that stunned the league. But as surprising as that was, think of the reaction if “Harvin, Percy” would have ended up on the NFL’s transaction wire as having been released.