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Former NFL return ace Cordarrelle Patterson is booked into a Tennessee jail on a domestic assault charge
The ex-Vikings, Patriots and Falcons star was taken into custody in Tennessee early Saturday and faces one count of domestic assault. Police gave no details.
Cordarrelle Patterson, one of the most feared kick returners of his generation, is facing a criminal charge in Tennessee.
The arrest
Jail records show the ex-NFL star was processed into custody in Tennessee in the early hours of Saturday. He faces one count of domestic assault. He was smiling in his booking photo.
Police had not shared any further information about the case as of Saturday. The charge is an accusation only. Patterson has not been convicted of anything.
A long NFL run
Patterson came to the Tennessee Volunteers as a transfer in 2012. A year later the Minnesota Vikings took him in the first round of the draft.
From 2013 through 2024 he played for the Vikings, Raiders, Patriots, Bears, Falcons and Steelers.
He was picked for the Pro Bowl four times. He also earned first-team All-Pro honors four times plus three second-team All-Pro nods.
Patterson owns a Super Bowl ring as well. He was on the New England roster when the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII.
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