Patterson visits DA BEARS

[Lee Borgersen]

  Cordarrelle Patterson visits with Bears.

Cordarrelle Patterson is checking out different teams in free agency, and he could end up with an NFC North rival.

Patterson, who has been with the Minnesota Vikings the past four seasons, visited with the Chicago Bears, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

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In addition to Chicago, Patterson has visited Washington and is set to visit with the Oakland Raiders.

Patterson, who is turning 26 next week, can impact a game in many ways. He had his best season as a rookie in 2013 when he caught four touchdowns, rushed for three, and scored on two kick returns. He has five career kickoff returns for a touchdown, four rushing touchdowns and seven career receiving TDs.

Patterson is not expected to return to Minnesota.



He sure looks happy about talkin to "Da Bears"

[Boar]

hmmm thi k we shohld.keep him...

[LPS]

I think we should keep him too.  Exciting guy to have on the team when we need something to happen.

[Bobby Bass]

Can always find another speed guy in the draft who can't run a pattern and catch a ball. Say good bye

[Gunner55]

I think the new OC was just figuring out different ways to use him last season. BB is right though as he wasn't usually where he was supposed to be & he didn't catch a lot of the throws he should have

[glenn57]

I liked him. don't want to see him leave............much less a division opponent. wast happy to see that Bennett, new englands tight end sign wit the packers!!!

[Lee Borgersen]

    Former Vikings KR Patterson signs with Raiders.

By The Sports Xchange on Mar 13, 2017 at 11:41 p.m.

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The Oakland Raiders added another weapon for quarterback Derek Carr on Monday, signing free agent wide receiver/kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Last season Patterson finished with a career-high 52 catches for 453 yards and two touchdowns with the Minnesota Vikings and was named to his second All-Pro First Team as a kick returner.

Patterson averaged 31.7 yards per kick return and led the NFL for the third time in four seasons. He totaled 25 kickoff returns for 792 yards and one touchdown.

Since being selected with the 29th pick of the 2013 draft out of Tennessee by Minnesota, Patterson has 132 catches for 1,316 yards with seven touchdowns. He started 22 of the 64 games in which he appeared for Minnesota.

Patterson, who turns 26 this week, joins a talented wide-receiver group that includes Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper. The duo combined for 172 catches, 2,156 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Carr, who threw for 3,937 yards before breaking his right fibula in Week 16, tweeted his excitement about the move, tweeting to Patterson: "welcome to #RaiderNation bro! Now let's work."

[Boar]

would, love to see the raiders go big, gonna be fun to watch.