Report: Harvin and Tate Test Positive For Marijuana

[chazmaniandevil]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/news/story?id=4087941

Wide receivers Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate tested positive for marijuana during February's NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, two sources told FOXSports.com.

The news could be potentially damaging to the wide receivers' stock during this weekend's NFL draft.

Harvin was considered a first-round pick after leaving the University of Florida following his junior season. Tate was considered a possible second- to fourth-round pick after a solid college career at North Carolina.

Joel Segal, the agent who represents both players, didn't return messages from FOXSports.com seeking comment.

NFL teams received the drug-test results earlier this week, according to FOXSports.com.

Sources told FOXSports.com Harvin and Tate were the only two high-profile players to flunk their combine drug tests, and one of the sources said that fewer than a dozen players tested positive for recreational drugs.

Players who failed the tests are subject to entry into the NFL's substance-abuse program.

Harvin finished his college career with 133 receptions for 1,929 yards and 13 touchdowns and 194 carries for 1,852 yards and 19 scores. He averaged 9.5 yards per carry and 11.6 yards every time he touched the ball. He also posted a strong 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the combine.

He was at his best in big games, earning MVP honors in the 2006 Southeastern Conference championship game and totaling 171 yards and a touchdown in a victory over Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series national title game in January.

He lined up at receiver, running back and quarterback for the Gators but expects to do even more at the next level because several teams have already talked to him about returning kickoffs and punts.

Tate finished his career with an NCAA-record 3,523 career combined kick-return yards. Before tearing two knee ligaments midway through his senior year, he averaged 23.5 yards on his 16 receptions.

Tate, still recovering from his injury, didn't work out at the combine.

harvins stock just keeps dropping

 

[Primetime]

Who cares. So many pros do it, it doesn't even matter.

 

[MVP1991]

A lot of speculation that Harvin will be drafted by Miami.

 

[Champ]

Brandon Tate is a boss. I respect him more for smoking weed lol.

 

[NAHSTE]

Who cares. So many pros do it, it doesn't even matter.

They aren't really testing for drugs at the combine, they are testing if you are dumb enough to fail a drug test when you knew you had to take one.

They don't care if their players are taking the shit, but if you see a guy fail a drug test at the biggest event of his career to this point, he obviously doesn't have his head on that straight.

SMH at failing a drug test for a multi-million dollar job interview. Like these guys have never heard of drinking cranberry juice, jeez....

But Harv and Tate can smoke with me any day.

 

[Kia Kaha]

A lot of speculation that Harvin will be drafted by Miami.

imagine the wildcat with Ronnie Brown and Percy Harvin

 

[Bigpapa42]

Who cares. So many pros do it, it doesn't even matter.

Um, yeah, it does matter. If it didn't matter, they wouldn't bother testing for it.

 

[JeremyHight]

Who cares. So many pros do it, it doesn't even matter.

Tell that to Ricky Williams.

 

[Esjay]

No matter how harmless I think weed is, it definitely shows a lack of judgment if you fail a test for it before the biggest day of your life. How stupid could you be?

 

[Herm]

They aren't really testing for drugs at the combine, they are testing if you are dumb enough to fail a drug test when you knew you had to take one.

They don't care if their players are taking the shit, but if you see a guy fail a drug test at the biggest event of his career to this point, he obviously doesn't have his head on that straight.

SMH at failing a drug test for a multi-million dollar job interview. Like these guys have never heard of drinking cranberry juice, jeez....

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Agreed, I know that a big percentile of Americans smoke weed but you have to be a real idiot to smoke before you biggest job interview ever when you know you will be tested.

 

[Rayman]

I like Tate. A LOT.

If he drops, someone's getting a good WR.

 

[seaplus]

on other message boards i am seeing chapel hill fans say Tate is smoking weed in order to make a change in the law ... i lolled

 

[dboy_dc]

Okay so what? they smoked so they could enter the zone during the 40 and so they could focus better when running routes and catching the ball. Yall see how well both did at the combine. Hell some people fuck up becuz they become nervous. I bet my bottom dollar that they were chillin.

 

[Bigpapa42]

Okay so what? they smoked so they could enter the zone during the 40 and so they could focus better when running routes and catching the ball. Yall see how well both did at the combine. Hell some people fuck up becuz they become nervous. I bet my bottom dollar that they were chillin.

Doesn't matter why he did it, really. THe fact is that he did and he had to know he would get tested at the Combine. If he shows that kind of lack of judgement there, what kind of judgement will he show once he gets drafted and is handed a multi-million dollar contract but is in a situation where a positive test could result in a suspension.

 

[dboy_dc]

Doesn't matter why he did it, really. THe fact is that he did and he had to know he would get tested at the Combine. If he shows that kind of lack of judgement there, what kind of judgement will he show once he gets drafted and is handed a multi-million dollar contract but is in a situation where a positive test could result in a suspension.

i never inserted a lol but I was being somewhat sarcastic.

 

[FirstTimer]

Nicks. Fall to pick #49. Then again this positive test means Angelo would never draft him.

 

[MVP1991]

If it's in the second or third round. Harvin isn't even first round talent. Miami already has a similar WR in Ted Ginn who hasn't been able to really break out because his quarterback can't throw the ball past 25 yards. Harvin would be no different.

What are the similarties between Ginn and Harvin besides the fact they are both fast? If he makes to 25 Miami is going to pick him.

 

[kbpsu]

Nicks. Fall to pick #49. Then again this positive test means Angelo would never draft him.

i think youre getting nicks and tate confused. nicks is the one who will be late first/early second.

i love weed just as much as the next person, but i would never put myself in this situation. i dont understand how they felt that smoking weed before getting a drug test for nfl teams was a good idea.
either way, i would think that some of the teams that did well last year are going to be getting some good players later in the draft because of this.