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On Wednesday, Bleacher Report released an incredibly insightful interview it conducted with Percy Harvin, who sat down with the outlet to reflect on his eight-year career in the NFL.
Untold Stories Episode 3 with Percy Harvin
Percy Harvin shares how he smoked weed before every game to help with his anxiety disorder/migraines.
Plus, he opens up about fighting Golden Tate before Super Bowl 48.pic.twitter.com/8xnaY9qOCZ
— Master (@MasterTes) October 2, 2019
During the chat, the journeyman wide receiver bared all and revealed he’d smoked weed before every game to overcome the anxiety he dealt with over the course of his playing years. However, that was far from the most interesting anecdote.
Harvin also discussed his one-season stint with the Seahawks and it’s safe to say he didn’t exactly see eye to eye with fellow wideout Golden Tate, as he confirmed a longstanding rumor that he punched his former teammate and threw him into a trash can the day before Seattle trounced the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII.
The story quickly made the rounds and eventually came to the attention of Tate, who hopped on Twitter to deny the incident ever transpired despite the many pieces of evidence to the contrary.
What went down is 100% false for one. No punches thrown in the altercation and lastly that mark under my eye was there well before the day before the super bowl. And you can google to fact check that. Thanks dudes! Still huge fan of PH wish him nothing but health!
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) October 2, 2019
Unfortunately for Tate, Pro Football Talk reports former Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril spoke with KJR to address the altercation shortly after Harvin’s interview began to circulate and blew up the spot of the Notre Dame product when he corroborated the story:
“Everything he just said is a fact,” Avril said after listening to Harvin’s account, adding that Harvin did indeed “coldcock” Tate. Avril said that Tate saw the punch coming, and that it “caught him flush in the eye,” and that Harvin then scuffled with Tate before picking him up and dumping him into a trash can.
I can’t help but wonder what hurt Tate worse: the punch or the blow to his ego.