Cordarrelle Patterson, nicknamed "Flash", is an American football player for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
49 Facts About Cordarrelle Patterson
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Cordarrelle Patterson has been a member of the Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots with whom he won Super Bowl LIII, and the Chicago Bears.
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Cordarrelle Patterson is considered one of the greatest return specialists in NFL history, with a league record nine kickoff return touchdowns in his career, six of which have been longer than 100 yards.
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Cordarrelle Patterson attended Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he played football, basketball, and ran track.
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Cordarrelle Patterson spent part of 2009 beginning a post-graduate year at North Carolina Tech Preparatory Christian Academy, but did not play football, and left prior to the spring to enroll at Hutchinson Community College.
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In 2010, Cordarrelle Patterson transferred to Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, where he played junior college football and was recognized as a National Junior College Athletic Association All-American in 2010 and 2011.
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In 2011, Cordarrelle Patterson was a first-team All-American as a freshman, claiming the honors as a return specialist.
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Cordarrelle Patterson totaled 645 yards on 21 combined kickoff and punt returns with three touchdowns, and recorded 52 receptions for 908 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Cordarrelle Patterson competed in the long jump, and recorded a collegiate-best jump of 6.85 meters at the Southwestern Invitational Championships.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was a highly touted recruit in 2012 coming out of Hutchinson Community College.
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Cordarrelle Patterson ultimately chose to attend the University of Tennessee over LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, and others.
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Cordarrelle Patterson made an immediate impact with his athletic ability and offensive versatility.
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In 12 starts Cordarrelle Patterson racked up a school-record 1,858 all-purpose yards to rank first in the SEC, tied for 18th in NCAA.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was selected in the first round with the 29th overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2013 NFL Draft in a draft-day trade with the New England Patriots; the Patriots received four draft picks.
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In Week 8, Cordarrelle Patterson returned the opening kickoff 109 yards for a touchdown, tying the NFL record for the longest play ever.
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Cordarrelle Patterson's best receiving performance of the season came in Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens with five catches for 141 yards; in that game, he scored his longest receiving touchdown when he took a bubble screen pass from Matt Cassel 79 yards to the end zone with just 45 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
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Cordarrelle Patterson finished his rookie year with 45 catches, 469 yards, and five touchdowns.
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On January 2,2014, Cordarrelle Patterson was selected to play in the Pro Bowl, filling in for Antonio Brown.
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On January 3,2014, Cordarrelle Patterson was named as a starter on the 2013 Associated Press All-Pro team as the kick returner.
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Cordarrelle Patterson suffered through a disappointing 2014 season under new head coach Mike Zimmer and offensive coordinator Norv Turner.
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Cordarrelle Patterson ended up losing his starting job to Charles Johnson, a practice squad player the team picked up from the Cleveland Browns.
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Cordarrelle Patterson had an opportunity to reacquire his starting position after veteran wide receiver Greg Jennings was released during the off-season.
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Cordarrelle Patterson received minimal play at wide receiver throughout the season, only amounting two receptions all season.
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In 2016, Cordarrelle Patterson struggled as a receiver but remained a successful kick returner.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was named to his second Pro Bowl and second First-team All-Pro, both as a returner.
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On March 13,2017, Cordarrelle Patterson signed a two-year, $8.5 million contract with the Oakland Raiders.
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Cordarrelle Patterson joined a position unit that contained Michael Crabtree, Amari Cooper, Seth Roberts, and Johnny Holton.
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On September 10,2017, in the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, Cordarrelle Patterson had one rush for five yards and one reception for two yards and served as the kickoff returner in his Raiders debut.
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Cordarrelle Patterson finished the 2017 season with 31 receptions for 309 yards to go along with 13 carries for 121 yards and two touchdowns and 19 returns for 538 yards.
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Cordarrelle Patterson finished the game with four returns for 179 yards along with a four-yard carry.
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Cordarrelle Patterson finished the season with 21 receptions for 247 yards and three touchdowns to go along with 42 carries for 228 yards and a touchdown.
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Cordarrelle Patterson returned 23 kicks for 663 yards and a touchdown.
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Cordarrelle Patterson appeared in his first playoff game since the 2015 season with the Vikings.
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On March 13,2019, Cordarrelle Patterson signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Chicago Bears.
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Cordarrelle Patterson made his Bears debut in the season-opener against the Green Bay Packers.
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On December 17,2019, Cordarrelle Patterson was voted into the 2020 Pro Bowl roster as a starter; at the time, he led the NFC in kickoff return average with 29.6 yards per return.
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Cordarrelle Patterson finished the year with the NFL's most kick return yards, while his yards per return led the NFC and was second in the league.
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On December 21,2020, Cordarrelle Patterson was named as an All-Pro to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season.
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In Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cordarrelle Patterson had seven rushing attempts for 11 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, and five receptions for 58 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.
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In Week 4 against the Washington Football Team, Cordarrelle Patterson recorded three receiving touchdowns, a career high.
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In Week 9 against the New Orleans Saints, Cordarrelle Patterson had six receptions for 126 yards, including a 64-yard catch at the end of the game that put the Falcons in range for a game-winning field goal.
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Cordarrelle Patterson ended the 2021 season with 153 rushes for 618 rushing yards, 52 receptions for 548 receiving yards, and 11 total touchdowns, all career-highs.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was ranked 73rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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On March 22,2022, Cordarrelle Patterson re-signed with the Falcons for a two-year, $10.5 million contract.
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Cordarrelle Patterson entered the 2022 season as the Falcons' starting running back.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for this game.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was placed on injured reserve on October 3,2022, after aggravating a knee injury in Week 4.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was designated to return from injured reserve on November 2,2022.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was activated from injured reserve three days later.