MINNEAPOLIS -- He arrived in a tempest, as Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman sprinted away from a draft-night press conference when assistant PR director Tom West signaled the New England Patriots were ready to make a deal.
Cordarrelle Patterson was billed as the kind of player for whom it was worth parting with four draft picks, a player who could replace the recently traded Percy Harvin as a dynamo on both offense and special teams.
"We feel this guy can do just as much as Percy can as a returner.