Bio

Cordarrelle Patterson (/kɔːrˈdærəl/ kor-DARR-əl; born March 17, 1991), nicknamed "Flash", is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Patterson has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, and Chicago Bears. During a game against the Green Bay Packers in 2013, Patterson tied the NFL record for longest play and set the NFL record for longest kick return with 109 yards, the longest possible. He is considered one of the greatest return specialists in NFL history, with a league record-tying eight kickoff return touchdowns in his career.