MANKATO, Minn. — Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin remains on leave from practice, coping with migraine headaches.
Coach Brad Childress confirmed Tuesday that Harvin has had “some” migraines recently. Childress said Harvin is resting at his home in the Twin Cities area.
“I’m not sure when he’ll be with the team. If I knew, I would tell you,” Childress said.
The second-year standout from Florida, who made the Pro Bowl as a rookie kickoff returner, left the Vikings nine days ago when his grandmother died and has not returned to camp.
Harvin has had migraines for most of his life. Last season, the condition kept him out of a December game and out of practice for most of the week before the NFC championship game.
“God willing, he is going to work through this,” Childress said.
Harvin has seen several specialists and visited the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to seek a cure.
“It’s ongoing,” Childress said, adding: “The only thing that would be wrong is if we quit trying to find things and throw our hands up in the air.”
Meanwhile, wide receiver Sidney Rice missed practice because of a hip injury.
McFadden sidelined
NAPA, Calif. — After spending his first two NFL seasons dealing with injuries to his toes, shoulder and knee, Darren McFadden was looking for a healthy start to the 2010 campaign. Instead, the running back will have to sit and watch when the Raiders take the field for the first time in Thursday night’s exhibition game at Dallas because of a tight left hamstring.
“It’s very frustrating,” McFadden said. “I feel like I’ve been having a good camp. It happened. It’s just something you have to deal with.”
McFadden hurt his hamstring in practice Saturday morning when he tried to accelerate after slowing down. He immediately felt tightness, so he pulled up to make sure the injury didn’t get worse.
McFadden said he wants to make sure he waits until the hamstring is completely healed before returning.
Footnotes.
The Packers placed former Broncos cornerback Josh Bell on injured reserve because of a foot sprain.
• Browns starting cornerback Eric Wright was kept out of practice after injuring his right leg during Cleveland’s morning workout, and linebacker D’Qwell Jackson left the practice field with a potentially serious injury.
• Bills receiver Marcus Easley, a fourth-round draft pick out of Connecticut, is out indefinitely and could miss the entire season because of an apparent knee injury.
• The Buccaneers signed safety Vince Anderson, claimed tight end Martin Rucker off waivers from the Eagles and waived defensive end George Johnson and receiver Mario Urrutia.
The Associated Press
