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After announcing his retirement six months ago, Percy Harvin returned to the Bills on Tuesday, saying he now feels like he’s healthy and in great shape and ready to play.

Harvin acknowledged that he was disappointed last year as he tried to play through a knee injury, but he says he now feels great.

“I think any athlete who wants to perform how he wants to perform and he’s not allowed to do that, it’s very frustrating,” Harvin said. “I knew the level I wanted to play at and my body just wouldn’t let me play at that level with my knee. So it was time for me to just step back, let my body heal, without trainers putting a time on it or being rushed. I just wanted to take time off to myself. I was able to relax with my family and just kind of get myself together. I’m refreshed and I’m ready to go.”

Harvin said he’s a bit surprised to be finding himself back with the Bills, but glad they reached out to him.

“I actually thought I was done,” Harvin said. “I was at peace. Pretty much the first five weeks of the NFL, I really wasn’t focused on football. I didn’t have the urge to go play. I just kind of was relaxing, just letting my mind just chill. And as those five weeks went by, the next month came and the body started feeling kind of good, so the mind started wondering a little bit. At that point, I just told my agent, ‘Don’t make no calls. Just see what happens.’ And I kept training, kept doing my thing, and then the Bills called.”

Harvin also said he realized how much he missed football when he walked into the locker room.

“It smelled like a locker room. You miss those things–bullcrapping with guys in the locker room,” Harvin said.

Harvin said he’s hoping to play on Monday night in Seattle, and feels a little extra motivation to play against the Seahawks, one of his former teams. He also said, however, that he has to listen to his body and not do too much too soon. So we may have to wait another week to see what a refreshed Percy Harvin looks like.