The Atlanta Falcons have signed a one-year deal with running back/wide receiver/kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson on Thursday.
Patterson, a four-time Pro Bowler, is considered one of the most dynamic kick returners in the game, leading the NFL in kick return yardage the past two seasons. He's scored on kick returns in each of the past three seasons and has eight in his career.
He has averaged 29.8 yards per kick return in his career, second-most all-time behind Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who averaged 30.6 yards from 1965-71. He's one of three qualifying players in NFL history -- and the only one who has played in the last four decades, to average more than 29 yards per kick return in his career.