PITTSFORD — Percy Harvin is at peace. Not disgruntled, not in a coach’s ear. Moments after this Buffalo Bills practice ends, the wide receiver sprawls out on the Growney Stadium turf with his girlfriend and son in a state of liberation.
The 85-degree heat beats down on the three of them. Few words are spoken. Harvin spots a visitor, coolly saunters over to the nearby metal fence and extends a hand.
Training camp, this summer, feels different.
“Man, it feels so great to come out here and just let it loose,” Harvin said. “At other places, I felt like every day I had to walk on eggshells and look over my back to see who’s watching me.