Cordarrelle Patterson
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| Chicago Bears - No. 84 | |
| Wide receiver / return specialist | |
| Date of birth: March 17, 1991 | |
| Place of birth: Rock Hill , South Carolina | |
| Height: 1.88 m | Weight: 100 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2013 for the Minnesota Vikings | |
| Career | |
| College : Tennessee | |
| NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Captured passports | 195 |
| Space gain | 1,955 yards |
| Running game | 785 yards |
| average | 7.6 yards / run |
| Returns | 6,110 yards |
| Touchdowns (total) | 24 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Cordarrelle Patterson (* 17th March 1991 in Rock Hill , South Carolina ) is an American American football poker players on the position of wide receiver and return Specialists . He plays for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He was previously under contract with the Minnesota Vikings , Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots and holds the record for the longest kickoff return in the league with 109 yards .
college
Patterson, also a talented and successful track and field athlete , first attended Hutchinson Community College , where he played for their team, the Blue Dragons , as a wide receiver and return specialist college football for two years . To date (2019) he holds numerous school records. Due to his sporting success, larger universities took notice of him and offered him scholarships. Patterson moved to the University of Tennessee and played another year for the Tennessee Volunteers , scoring a total of ten touchdowns .
NFL
Minnesota Vikings
Patterson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the 29th player in the 2013 NFL Draft in the first round . The Vikings swapped their second, third, fourth and seventh round picks for the New England Patriots' first round pick in order to move forward and select it. He immediately established himself as a professional and was mainly used as a returner. In the game against the Green Bay Packers , he managed a kickoff return over 109 yards, the longest possible distance. In addition, he was called up as a receiver in all games in his rookie season , six times even as a starter . For his consistently good performance, he was appointed to the Pro Bowl .
In 2014 the Vikings got a new support team and Patterson got less playing time in the offense , but it was impossible to imagine the special teams without them. In 2016 he received his second nomination for the Pro Bowl.
Oakland Raiders
2017 he signed with the Oakland Raiders a two-year contract for 5.5 million US dollars . He was increasingly used in the running game and was able to achieve two touchdowns.
New England Patriots
In March 2018, Patterson joined the New England Patriots . He and a six-round pick in the 2018 draft were swapped for a five-round pick by the Raiders.
In week 4 he scored his first touchdown for the Patriots against the Miami Dolphins . In week 7 he scored a 95 yard kickoff return touchdown against the Chicago Bears. The Patriots won the AFC East and secured second place in the playoffs. For Patterson it was the first playoff game since the 2015 season. In Super Bowl LIII Patterson had two pass receptions for 14 yards. The Patriots won the Super Bowl against the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 .
Chicago Bears
In March 2019, Patterson signed a two-year deal for $ 10 million with the Bears. In week 7 he managed a 102 yard kickoff return touchdown in the 25:36 loss to the New Orleans Saints. For his performance in November, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the second time in his career. In December he was selected as a starter in the Pro Bowl 2020.
Web links
- ESPN player card (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview on the Blue Dragons homepage, accessed on December 23, 2017
- ^ College stats on sports-reference.com, accessed December 23, 2017
- ↑ Report on sbnation.com from April 25, 2013, accessed on December 23, 2017
- ↑ Report and video ( memento of October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the Vikings homepage from October 25, 2013, accessed on March 17, 2019
- ↑ Report on bleacherreport.com, accessed December 23, 2017
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from March 18, 2018, accessed on March 22, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Patterson, Cordarrelle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rock Hill , South Carolina , United States |