There aren’t many players of Cordarrelle Patterson’s caliber playing special teams, and even fewer double as both a returner and gunner. Patterson took that challenge this season with the Bears and did it well enough to make the Pro Bowl.
“It’s not a surprise to me, because I know what I can do,” he said. “That’s confidence I’ve had since I was growing up. Anytime my number is called, I can go out there and make a play.”
The Bears took him at his word this season, and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor turned him loose as a gunner and kick return.