Percy Harvin Explains Why He Retires From The NFL, Re-Signs With Bills

The Buffalo Bills badly need help since wide receiver Sammy Watkins went down and Robert Woods got injured. The team can receive help from Tyrod Taylor, but the Bills have found some relief from an unlikely, yet familiar, source.

Percy Harvin has returned from retirement to sign a one-year deal with the Bills, the team he last played for in 2015. According to Fox Sports, the oft-injured receiver stepped away from the game back in April, but thinks he can contribute after taking a six months break. The question now is, why did he retire in the first place?

"I think any athlete who wants to perform how he wants to perform and he's not allowed to do that, it's very frustrating," Harvin said. "I knew the level I wanted to play at and my body just wouldn't let me play at that level with my knee. So it was time for me to just step back, let my body heal, without trainers putting a time on it or being rushed. I just wanted to take time off to myself. I was able to relax with my family and just kind of get myself together. I'm refreshed and I'm ready to go."

Harvin has played just 28 of a possible 80 games the past five years. Being absent for several games is really hard to overcome, particularly when the injuries seems never-ending. That's why Harvin's reason for stepping away from the NFL is understandable. He was beat up and his body was deteriorating.

"I actually thought I was done," Harvin said. "I was at peace. Pretty much the first five weeks of the NFL, I really wasn't focused on football. I didn't have the urge to go play. I just kind of was relaxing, just letting my mind just chill. And as those five weeks went by, the next month came and the body started feeling kind of good, so the mind started wondering a little bit. At that point, I just told my agent, 'Don't make no calls. Just see what happens.' And I kept training, kept doing my thing, and then the Bills called." According to NFL, Harvin returns just in time to face his old team on Monday, the Seattle Seahawks. It's hard to imagine if he'll have a big role on offense, but he's been training and preparing for this chance.