If Pittsburgh Steelers running back Cordarrelle Patterson has been on the field for the team’s first three practices, he’s doing a great job of hiding. Not practicing and not in his No. 84 white offensive jersey, Mike Tomlin claims Patterson is dealing with a minor day-to-day injury. Beat writer Mark Kaboly thinks that is code for something else.
“They’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ll get him on the field a little bit,'” Kaboly said, referring to the team in an interview with 93.7 The Fan’s Austin Bechtold. “I don’t think that’s gonna happen. Something tells me that the Steelers’ view come late August that a team’s going be really hard-up for a kick returner.