Cordarrelle Patterson

PRO CAREER:



Eight-year NFL veteran; has appeared in 127 games (36 starts) with the Minnesota Vikings (2013-16), Oakland Raiders (2017), New England Patriots (2018) and Chicago Bears (2019-20)
Four-time Pro Bowler (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020)
Leads all kickoff returners in touchdowns since entering the league in 2013 (8), a mark that also is tied for the most all-time in the NFL with Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington
Recorded a franchise-record breaking 104-yard KO return in Week 10 vs. the Vikings, eclipsing Gale Sayers' 103-yard TD vs. the Steelers in 1967
Owns a 29.8 kickoff return average, the second-highest return average in NFL history (Gale Sayers, 30.6)
Led the NFL in kick return average on four occasions: 2013 (32.4), 2015 (31.8), 2016 (31.7) and 2019 (29.5)



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2020:Named to the Pro Bowl (KR); PFWA and Associated Press First Team All-Pro
2019: Named to the Pro Bowl (ST); Associated Press First Team All-Pro; NFC Special Player of the Month for November
2016:Named to the Pro Bowl (KR);Associated Press,Sporting Newsand PFWA First Team All-Pro
2015:Sporting Newsand PFWA First Team All-Pro (KR)
2013:Named to the Pro Bowl (KR);_ Associated Press, Sporting News and PFWA First Team All-Pro; _NFC Special Player of the Month for September; NFL All-Rookie Team; Week 8 NFC Special Teams Player of the Week



2020 SEASON (Bears)



Named to his fourth Pro Bowl as a kick returner
Totaled a league-high 1,017 kick return yards on 35 returns for a 29.1 yards-per-return average
Rushed 64 times for 232 yards and a touchdown and also caught 21 passes for 132 yards
Recorded a franchise-record breaking 104-yard KO return in Week 10 vs. the Vikings, eclipsing Gale Sayers' 103-yard TD vs. the Steelers in 1967; also rushed 12 times for 30 yards in that game
Rushed 10 times for 59 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown in the second quarter
Rushed four times for 19 yards and had one catch for 12 yards in the Week 1 win at Detroit; also returned three kickoffs for 110 yards, with a long of 45 yards
Carried the ball seven times for 25 yards and caught two passes for eight yards in Week 2 vs. NYG; had three KOR for 83 yards
Rushed four times for 27 yards and caught three passes for 13 yards in Week 9 at the Titans
Totaled 119 kick return yards on three attempts in the Week 5 win vs. TB, an average of 39.6 yards per return; also added one tackle on special teams; also caught three passes for 38 yards, including a 25-yarder to set up Chicago's first touchdown



2019 SEASON (Bears):



Appeared in 16 games (four starts), catching 11 passes for 83 yards and rushing 17 times for 103 yards (6.1 avg), including 46-yard run at DEN (9/15)
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 NO, the first KO return for a TD by the Bears since Chris Williams returned a KO 101 yards for a TD at Green Bay (11/9/2014) and the first KO return for a TD by a Bears player at Soldier Field since Devin Hester against the Vikings on 10/16/2011
Awarded Special Teams Player of the Month (November), becoming the first Bear to win award since Devin Hester in 2011



2018 SEASON (Patriots):



Appeared in 15 games, making six starts for the Super Bowl Champion Patriots
Tallied 247 receiving yards on 21 grabs (11.8 avg.) with three touchdowns while rushing for single-season career-best figures in both yards (228) and carries (42) while adding an additional score on the ground
Logged the league's third-highest kick return average at 28.8 yards per return with 663 yards on 23 attempts with one touchdown



2017 SEASON (Raiders):



Played all 16 regular-season games with two starts and totaled 31 receptions for 309 yards and 13 rushing attempts for 121 yards and two touchdowns
Returned 19 kickoffs for 538 yards



2016 SEASON (Vikings):



Played all 16 regular-season games with eight starts and caught a career-high 52 passes for 453 yards and two touchdowns
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
Returned 25 kickoffs for 792 yards and a touchdown and one punt for 9 yards



2015 SEASON (Vikings):



Played in all 16 regular-season games with one start
Named to the PFWA All-NFL Team for the second time as a kick returner
Returned 32 kickoffs for 1,019 yards and two touchdowns 



2014 SEASON (Vikings):



Played in all 16 games with seven starts
Posted 33 receptions for 384 yards and one touchdown
Returned 34 kickoffs for 871 yards
Set the NFL record for most rushing yards by a wide receiver in a single game with 102 yards on three carries at St. Louis, including a 67-yard touchdown, the longest rushing touchdown by a wide receiver in Vikings history



2013 SEASON (Vikings):



Played in all 16 games with six starts and finished with 45 receptions for 469 yards and four touchdowns and 12 rushing attempts for 158 yards and three touchdowns
Selected to his first career Pro Bowl as a kick returner and was named to the 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 and a touchdown
Named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Month for December for posting 16 receptions for 219 yards and three touchdowns and totaling 10 rushing attempts for 156 yards and three more scores
Returned 43 kickoffs for a team record 1,393 yards and two touchdowns




*Courtesy ChicagoSportsHQ.com