Jets GM says no decision yet on Percy Harvin

Head coach and general manager interviews are underway at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, and while the Seahawks’ top decision makers don’t talk until later this week—John Schneider is up Thursday morning and Pete Carroll on Friday afternoon—Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan did address a topic that concerns the Seahawks, namely the future of receiver Percy Harvin.

Harvin is due $10.5 million in 2015 under the contract he signed with Seattle. None of that is guaranteed, and all of the dead money left on Harvin’s contract counts against Seattle’s cap, so the Jets can walk away from Harvin with zero financial or salary-cap ramifications if they so choose. And the reason that matters to the Seahawks is that if Harvin is still on New York’s roster past March 19, Seattle’s gets a fourth-round pick for sending Harvin to New York last fall, while if the Jets release Harvin, Seattle gets a sixth-rounder.

Maccagnan didn’t get into a lot of details on Harvin’s future during his Wednesday press conference, but said no decision has been made yet. Likely the Jets know by now if they’re willing to pay Harvin $10.5 million, and the decision now hinges on whether the two sides are able to agree to a restructured deal.

“That’s a process we’re working through,” Maccagnan told reporters in Indianapolis. “We’re going to talk to his agent and obviously Percy. We do think Percy’s a very good player, but that is still a process we’re working through right now.”