Bears players, coaches speak about the challenge of facing Cordarelle Patterson
One thing is for sure, there's no one in football like Cordarrelle Patterson.
"He's strong. He's fast. He's physical," Williams also mentionned. "He can catch the football. He has different elements in there. They put him in the backfield and he runs inside, he runs outside, he runs powers. It's not one thing where you say, 'hey, when he's in there, he's going to be running perimeter runs.' He runs them all, so you have to defend him like a running back. And then when they put him out wide, you have to defend him like a receiver."
Patterson is a four-time all-pro special teams player and probably the second-best returner of all time, behind Devin Hester. Indeed, he's third all-time with 29.4 yards per kickoff return, and his next touchdown will set the NFL record with nine.
It looks like his former teammates are in awe of Patterson as well.
"I've never seen anyone like him," said Bears special teams standout DeAndre Houston-Carson. "He's big and he's really fast. He's got a lot of confidence. He's just a football player. He's really explosive. Every time he touches the ball he feels he can go to the house. I think he should be in the conversation for the Hall of Fame. I think he's one of the best returners of all time."
Nine years ago, the Vikings drafted him in the first round as a receiver. Four different teams since � including the Bears from 2019 to 2020.
