FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- On Sunday, inactive Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson wore a T-shirt on the sidelines with a photo of a then-teammate and three words written on it: “Free Calvin Ridley.”
What happened Tuesday, when the 27-year-old wide receiver was dealt to the Jacksonville Jaguars, was not what Patterson had in mind.
“I wore a shirt and told them, ‘Free him,’” Patterson said Wednesday. “And then we traded him. So it was probably on me. I shouldn’t have worn that shirt.”