Percy Harvin Is Fast, But He Can't Outrun the Common Cold

by JJ CooperFiled under: Vikings, NFC NorthFor the second time this offseason, Percy Harvin has had to skip out on a required function because he's been too sick to participate.The first time, Harvin landed in an Atlanta hospital with severe dehydration that forced him to miss a Vikings minicamp. This time he was sent home from the NFL's rookie symposium. In both cases, Harvin did everything right -- he notified everyone who needed to be told and was excused --- but it's a little worrisome that the Vikings' first-round pick seems to be felled by the sniffles multiple times during the spring and summer. The ex-Florida Gator hasn't even started to see what a flu season during a Minnesota winter can be like.Harvin apparently is the only NFL draftee who's not at the rookie camp, although he did report before being sent home.Percy Harvin Is Fast, But He Can't Outrun the Common Cold originally appeared on Fanhouse NFL Blog on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:09:00 EDT . Pl...