The NFL Draft Bible and various other websites are reporting that Percy Harvin was one of three players at the NFL Combine to test positive for marijuana. I’m not really surprised when I hear an NFL player (or prospect) tests positive for drugs. It’s “part of the culture” right? If this report is true, it could cause him to fall a little bit in the draft and cost him millions of dollars.

To quote Alligator Army:

Where there is a story like this, people should hold judgment until a legitimate news organization reports it. So far, ESPN, Fox and Sports Illustrated have not reported that Harvin is on the list of failed drug tests. To the best of my knowledge, Harvin never failed a drug test in school, so it would be surprising he would fail his first one out of school.

Secondly, Harvin would have tested positive for weed, which can happen if you’re around a smoker and not actually doing the stuff. To me, weed is better than steroids, which is what USC LBs Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews are accused of. Every college kid comes in contact with weed at some point, not illegal steroids.

While we need to hold judgement until someone more credible than The NFL Draft Bible (would they be the Holy Book of Draft Day?) reports on this, let’s assume these six players did test positive. I don’t think it’s a big deal. Which is more a sign of Harvin’s character; playing a National Championship game on a broken leg, or possibly smoking weed?

Hopefully this is all a mix up and Percy’s name will be cleared. If it’s true, it won’t change much… he’ll still be an NFL superstar. Randy Moss smokes weed too, right?