The honors keep coming for Bears kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson, who remains one of the NFL’s best returners.
Patterson was named to Sporting News’ first-team NFL All-Pro team, which was voted on by league head coaches. Patterson was also voted to the Pro Bowl as a kick returner and named first-team All Pro as a kick returner and second-team All-Pro as a special teams player by the Associated Press.
Patterson averaged 29.5 yards per kickoff return, including a 102-yard kickoff return touchdown against the New Orleans Saints. He also led the NFL with 825 kick-return yards.
Patterson, who signed with the Bears last March, has a reputation for being one of the league’s best kick returners. Patterson ranks second in league history with a 29.9-yard career average, and he trails only Bears Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who had 30.6.
He also ranks third on the NFL’s all-time list with career kickoff return touchdowns with seven, which is just one behind Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington.
