The Steelers signed quarterback Cordarrelle Patterson to a two-year contract.12. entering his season, Patterson is a four-time Associated Press First Team All-Pro selection (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020). ) and two-time AP Second Team All-Pro selection (2015, 2018) as a returner. He was also selected to the Pro Bowl four times (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020).Patterson’s honors don’t stop there.
Patterson spent the last three years with the Atlanta Falcons, where Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith was the head coach.Patterson has 273 career punts, 7,989 yards, a 29.3-yard average and nine touchdowns. He has a career-high 109 punt returns for a touchdown in his rookie season, along with five more 100-yard-plus punt returns for touchdowns. He also has 10 punt returns for 274 yards on the season, a 27.4-yard average. Patterson ranks second in NFL history with a 29.8 kickoff return average, behind only Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (30.8)..
