Cordarrelle Patterson

First game against Green Bay, they opened that Thursday night lid lifter because it was the 100th season of the N- NFL.

First play from scrimmage for the Bears, Cordarrelle Patterson's in the back y- backfield, and then he goes in motion wide left, and he's looking at the sideline like, "What, what are we doing here?" It was chaos from the moment because Ma- Matt, Matt Nagy had to show he was the smartest guy.

And I trust Ben Johnson so much more, just his acumen.

And I, I just think he didn't have to show how much he, he knows.

...

Cordarrelle Patterson, I believe, ran for 102 yards on three carries in that game.

We're all like, "Dang, that guy can play."

Yeah, and then, "Hey, they're gonna have Hem and Adrian," and then the next week-

... and just go practice with these guys that...

You know, I was already a Vikings fan, so, like, I, I, I watched the draft, right? Like, hoping that I would get an opportunity, but also watching as a Vikings fan, seeing who they're drafting, and seeing that Cordarrelle Patterson and Xavier Rhodes and Shariff Floyd, like, first rounders.

We had three first-round draft picks that year.

And so then get to go and practice with them, like, what a cool experience, and take advantage of it.

... and, and, you know, like, there's always the shoulda, woulda, coulda, but I just felt like, you know, if you had that mentality of, like, this is your one opportunity, don't know how long it's gonna last, like, what a cool thing.

But yeah, I was going 1000% every play.

I remember one play we, you know, I got to get on offense and my, my role at that time in my career was to go and block, and we ran a toss to Cordarrelle Patterson, who is the most impressive athlete I've ever been around in my entire life.

230 pounds and runs a 4.3 and strong, physical, can cut on a dime, like, incredible.

You took, uh, C- CEH and Miles Sanders over Tyreek Hill.

Um, Brooks had said he took Cordarrelle Patterson in the second round after the rookie year hype and regretted it.

Josh, what do you-

There were people that loved Patterson

Mm-hmm.

It's, people have tossed, you know, from, from Vikings lore, Cordarrelle Patterson, you know, w- you know, with, with Dylan Bell.

Y- you're getting the ball close to the line of scrimmage.

And, and we'll see if the Vikings can develop his game and sort of flesh it out.

When they, yeah, yeah.

He had Cordarrelle Patterson.

He had Alan Rossum at one time.

You know, like he had his litany of people that were great five years before.

Sean McDonald.

Cordarrelle Patterson.

This is just receiving scores.

Andrew Hawkins, another one.

Yeah.

And Cordarrelle Patterson just goes nuts in this game.

He has, like, a couple receiving touchdowns.

Yeah.