Percy Harvin may miss his first game in nearly two years Sunday when the Vikings host the Lions. Harvin is dealing with a severely sprained left ankle and came to the team's locker room on crutches Monday afternoon. Harvin injured his ankle on a run late in the third quarter of Sunday's loss in Seattle. He fought through the pain and returned to action.
But after the adrenaline wore off, Harvin's left ankle swelled significantly during the team's return flight and has left him in major pain.
Here's what Harvin had to say about the injury this afternoon.
On whether the crutches are a bad sign …
"It's not a good sign. Like I said, we're going to go day-to-day and see if we can see what happens."
On how the ankle feels …
"When I got on the plane, it was pretty painful last night. And this morning, it was pretty much swelling up my whole ankle. So we've just got to get the swelling out and then try to go from there."
On how his right leg is doing, with the soreness in his hamstring …
"It's fine. It's all good. I just had a little tightness in my hamstring. I sat out one series. But it was fine. The ankle's the most important part right now."
On what's wrong with his left ankle …
"It's sprained in three different spots that they told me. So it's pretty bad. But it's a good sign that there was nothing fractured or broken. But it's a bad sprain. So I'll be in the treatment 24 hours in, seeing if I can bounce back."
