Cordarrelle Patterson

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 183 games (62 starts) over his 12-year NFL career (Minnesota 2013-16; Oakland 2017; New England 2018; Chicago 2019-20; Atlanta 2021-23; Pittsburgh 2024)
• Four-time Pro Bowler (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020)
• Four-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020)
• Two-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2015, 2018)
• Has returned 284 kicks for 8,229 yards (29.0 avg.) and an NFL-record nine TDs on special teams
• Has tallied 310 receptions for 2,875 yards (9.3 avg.) and 17 TDs in addition to 546 carries for 2,646 yards (4.8 avg.) and 22 rushing TDs
• His 8,229 kickoff-return yards ranks ninth in NFL history
• His 29.3 yards per kickoff return ranks third in NFL history (min. 75 career kickoff returns)
• One of only two players in NFL history with 7,500 kickoff-return yards, 2,500 yards rushing and 2,500 yards receiving (Darren Sproles)
• At the conclusion of the 2024 season, stands as the only active player with at least 15 rushing touchdowns, 15 recieving touchdowns and more than one special teams touchdown
• Made NFL debut in Week 3 of 2013 (vs. Cleveland)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 13 of 2013 (vs. Chicago)

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 183 games (62 starts) over his 12-year NFL career (Minnesota 2013-16; Oakland 2017; New England 2018; Chicago 2019-20; Atlanta 2021-23; Pittsburgh 2024)
• Four-time Pro Bowler (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020)
• Four-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020)
• Two-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro (2015, 2018)
• Has returned 284 kicks for 8,229 yards (29.0 avg.) and an NFL-record nine TDs on special teams
• Has tallied 310 receptions for 2,875 yards (9.3 avg.) and 17 TDs in addition to 546 carries for 2,646 yards (4.8 avg.) and 22 rushing TDs
• His 8,229 kickoff-return yards ranks ninth in NFL history
• His 29.3 yards per kickoff return ranks third in NFL history (min. 75 career kickoff returns)
• One of only two players in NFL history with 7,500 kickoff-return yards, 2,500 yards rushing and 2,500 yards receiving (Darren Sproles)
• At the conclusion of the 2024 season, stands as the only active player with at least 15 rushing touchdowns, 15 recieving touchdowns and more than one special teams touchdown
• Made NFL debut in Week 3 of 2013 (vs. Cleveland)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 13 of 2013 (vs. Chicago)

2024 (STEELERS)

• Played in 13 regular-season games (one start)
• Recorded 32 rushing attempts for 135 yards (4.2 avg.) and caught 12 passes for 80 yards (6.7 avg.) and one receiving TD
• Returned 11 kicks for 240 yards (21.8 avg.)
• Caught his first touchdown of the season and 17th of his career in Week 16 at Baltimore, reeling in a 12-yard pass from QB Russell Wilson

2023 (FALCONS)

• Played in 14 regular-season games (no starts)
• Returned seven kicks for 153 yards (21.9 avg.) and caught nine passes for 38 yards (4.2 avg.) and one TD
• Rushed for 181 yards on 50 carrie (3.6 avg.)
• Rushed for a season-high 56 yards on 10 carries (5.6 avg.) in Week 7 at Tampa Bay

2022 (FALCONS)

• Played in 13 regular-season games (11 starts)
• Set single-season career highs in rushing yards (695) and rushing TDs (eight)
• Registered his ninth kickoff return for a TD, setting an NFL record in Week 11 vs. Chicago
• Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 11
• Rushed for a career-high 141 yards and one TD on 17 carries (8.3 avg.) in Week 3 vs. Seattle
• Rushed for 120 yards and one TD on 22 carries (5.5 avg.) in Week 1 vs. New Orleans
• Registered two rushing TDs in Week 9 vs. L.A. Chargers

2021 (FALCONS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (13 starts)
• Registered a career-high 1,166 scrimmage yards (548 receiving, 618 rushing), five receiving TDs and six rushing TDs
• Returned 18 kickoffs for 434 yards (24.1 avg.)
• First player in franchise history to record at least five rushing TDs and five recieving TDs in a single season
• Recorded 116 scrimmage yards (82 receiving, 34 rushing) while also catching three TDs, becoming the first Falcon running back to record three TD receptions in franchise history in Week 4 vs. Washington
• With 14 rushes for 60 yards (4.3 avg.) and a TD in Week 7 vs. Dolphins, became the first player with at least 10 rushing TDs (10), 10 receiving TDs (14) and five kickoffs returned for TDs (eight) since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970
• Set then career highs for rushing yards (108) and rushing TDs in Week 12 vs. Jacksonville, becoming the first Falcon to rush for at least 100 yards and two TDs in a game since Devonta Freeman in Week 15 of 2016

2020 (BEARS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (three starts)
• Caught 21 passes for 132 yards (6.3 avg.)
• Rushed for 232 yards on 64 carries (3.6 avg.) and one TD
• Returned 35 kickoffs for 1,017 yards (29.1 avg.) and one TD
• Headed to his second straight Pro Bowl and fourth overall after being selected twice as a member of the Minnesota Vikings in 2013 and 2016
• Led the NFL in kick return yards (1,017)
• One of five players in the NFL and two players in the NFC to have returned a kickoff for a touchdown
• Made NFL history in Week 10 vs. Minnesota after opening the second half by recording a franchise-record breaking 104-yard kickoff return, eclipsing Gale Sayers' 103-yard TD against the Steelers in 1967
• It was his eighth career kickoff return for a TD, which tied the NFL record in the Super Bowl era with Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington
• Named to the Associated Press All-Pro team as a kick returner
• Marks his sixth time being named an AP All-Pro -- four-time First-Team selection (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020) and twice named Second-Team (2015, 2018)
• First Bears kick returner to earn consecutive AP honors since Devin Hester did so following the 2006-07 seasons

2019 (BEARS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (four starts)
• Caught 11 passes for 83 yards and rushing 17 times for 103 yards (6.1 avg.), including a 46-yard run in Week 2 at Denver
• Voted to the Pro Bowl as a special teamer
• Led the league in kickoff return yards (825) and kick return average (29.5)
• Returned a kickoff 102 yards for a TD in Week 7 against New Orleans, the first kickoff return for a TD by the Bears since Chris Williams returned a kickoff 101 yards for a TD in Week 10 of 2014 at Green Bay and the first kickoff return for a TD by a Bears player at Soldier Field since Devin Hester in Week 7 of 2011 against the Vikings
• Awarded NFL Special Teams Player of the Month (November), becoming the first Bear to win award since Devin Hester in 2011

2018 (PATRIOTS)

• Played in 15 regular-season games (six starts) for the Super Bowl Champions
• Tallied 247 receiving yards on 21 grabs (11.8 avg.) with three TDs while rushing for then single-season career-best figures in both yards (228) and carries (42) while adding an additional score on the ground
• Logged the NFL's third-highest kick return average at 28.8 yards per return with 663 yards on 23 attempts with one TD

2017 (RAIDERS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (two starts)
• Totaled 31 receptions for 309 yards (10.0) and 13 rushing attempts for 121 yards (9.3 avg.) and two TDs
• Returned 19 kickoffs for 538 yards (28.3 avg.)

2016 (VIKINGS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (eight starts)
• Caught a career-high 52 passes for 453 yards (8.7 avg.) and two TDs
• Selected to his second-career Pro Bowl as a kick returner and was named to the Associated Press All-Pro First Team for the second time and the PFWA All NFL Team for the third time
• Rushed seven times for 43 yards (6.1 avg.)
• Returned 25 kickoffs for 792 yards (31.7 avg.) and a TD and one punt for 9 yards

2015 (VIKINGS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (one start)
• Named to the PFWA All-NFL Team for the second time as a kick returner
• Returned 32 kickoffs for 1,019 yards (31.8 avg.) and two TDs

2014 (VIKINGS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (seven starts)
• Posted 33 receptions for 384 yards (11.6 avg.) and one TD
• Returned 34 kickoffs for 871 yards (25.6 avg.)
• Set NFL record for the most rushing yards by a wide receiver in a single game with 102 yards on three carries (34.0 avg.) in Week 1 at St. Louis, including a 67-yard TD, the longest rushing touchdown by a wide receiver in franchise history

2013 (VIKINGS)

• Played in 16 regular-season games (six starts)
• Finished with 45 receptions for 469 yards (10.4 avg.) and four TDs and 12 rushing attempts for 158 yards (13.2 avg.) and three TDs
• Selected to his first career Pro Bowl as a kick returner and was named Associated Press All-Pro First Team
• Named to the PFWA All-NFL Team and All-Rookie Team
• Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September in his first month as a pro after returning 12 kickoffs for 406 yards (33.8 avg.) and a TD
• Named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Month for December for posting 16 receptions for 219 yards (13.7 avg.) and three TDs and totaling 10 rushing attempts for 156 yards (15.6 avg.) and three TDs
• Returned 43 kickoffs for a team record 1,393 yards (32.4 avg.) and two TDs

COLLEGE

• Played one season (2012) at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville after transferring from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College
• Earned First-Team All-SEC honors as an all-purpose player after setting a school-record 1,858 all-purpose yards in 12 games (12 starts) for the Volunteers
• Became the first player to score a touchdown in four different ways in a season since 2008 (receiving, rushing, punt return, kickoff return)

PERSONAL

• Attended Northwestern H.S. (Rock Hill, S.C.), and helped lead his team to the Class 4A Division II state title game as a senior in 2008
• Majored in communications at Tennessee