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Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
, Pittsburgh Steelers

Age: 35
Weight: 220 lbs
Height: 6' 2"
College: Tennessee

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Nov 12, 2015 · 6:09 PM EST

Vikings WR Cordarrelle Patterson (shoulder) was added to the injury report Thursday after taking limited practice reps.

ESPN

Aug 23, 2015 · 12:54 PM EDT

When asked about his second-quarter interception on Saturday night, backup quarterback Shaun Hill chose diplomacy. When approached about the same play, wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson chose silence. But Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer offered a hint on Saturday night about what happened on the miscommunication between Hill and Patterson.

Asked what happened on the play, Zimmer said, "Yeah, there was miscommunication." Then asked if Patterson ran the wrong route, Zimmer replied with a smirk, "Probably -- if you were a betting man."

Fantasy Impact:

Those 11 words were all Zimmer said about the play, but in his second year as the Vikings' head coach, Zimmer has already become a master of saying everything while saying little. And his response suggested Patterson, who played 21 snaps on Saturday night, still has some work to do if he wants to earn the Vikings' trust as a receiver, the story said. Fantasy owners likely already knew this, however.

Vikings Beat: Cordarrelle Patterson 'will get plenty of chances to earn his job back'

1500 ESPN

Jul 16, 2015 · 5:24 PM EDT

Andrew Krammer of 1500 ESPN listed Charles Johnson and Cordarrelle Patterson as the most intriguing position battle in Vikings camp:

Johnson-Patterson is the most intriguing position battle, for the split end spot. Johnson showed enough to keep the job through offseason work, but a 29th-overall pick in Patterson will get plenty of chances to earn his job back. There's no question about Patterson's ability. With the ball, he's a threat to score anywhere on the field. In order to get the ball in less predictable spots, he needs to be in sync with Teddy Bridgewater. Inconsistency in his routes didn't allow chemistry to build as he's still learning the nuances of the position. Patterson had four playbooks in his last four years of football, and some consistency on that end could help him take the next step.

Fantasy Impact:

We favor Johnson in this "battle," due to his production down the stretch last season. Johnson started playing significant snaps in Week 11, and over the final seven games of the season, he averaged 3.6 catches for 59 yards and 0.29 touchdowns. He was the #31 fantasy receiver in that span.

Vikings have high hopes for WR Charles Johnson

ESPN

Jun 29, 2015 · 12:45 PM EDT

Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson was a week from returning to the Vikings' roster after a three-game suspension for drunken driving, when ESPN reported on Sept. 18 that Simpson had been cited in July for misdemeanor marijuana possession and driving with an open bottle. The Vikings released Simpson later that day, and signed Charles Johnson off the Cleveland Browns' practice squad the next day.

It seemed at the time like a move to replenish the Vikings' wide receiver depth with a known commodity -- quarterbacks coach Scott Turner had been Johnson's position coach the previous year in Cleveland -- but Johnson was less than a year removed from knee surgery, and didn't play more than 20 snaps in a game until Nov. 16. From that point on, though, he caught 25 passes for 415 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and supplanted Cordarrelle Patterson as the team's "X" receiver.

"He was recovering from that knee surgery a year ago and I don't know that he was ever 100 percent," offensive coordinator Norv Turner said. "I think he's 100 percent. He's got great work ethic, and he's a big, strong guy. He's a 218-pound receiver that can run. He's got everything you need to be a productive player in this league."

Fantasy Impact:

In organized team activities and minicamp, there was no mystery about where Johnson figured in the Vikings' plans, the story went on to say. He was lined up at split end all spring, and teamed with Mike Wallace and Jarius Wright in the team's three receiver sets. According to ESPN, 33 of Johnson's 58 targets were at least 10 yards downfield, and 13 of those 58 were 20 or more yards downfield. Johnson worked out in Southern California with Bridgewater and a number of the Vikings' receivers this offseason, and also spent time in Houston with Rischad Whitfield, the "Footwork King" who has counted Antonio Brown and DeAndre Hopkins among his clients. Johnson is one of 4for4.com Senior Editor John Paulsen's potential sleepers this year. We rank him 37th on our WR list and he looks to be in a good situation with the offense under OC Norv Turner and a developing QB in Bridgewater.