FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots are acquiring receiver/returner Cordarrelle Patterson from the Oakland Raiders in a trade, with the teams expected to swap late-round draft picks, a league source confirmed to ESPN's Field Yates.
Bartstool Sports first reported that Patterson was expected to be traded to New England.
Patterson enters the final year of his contract in 2018 and is due a non-guaranteed base salary of $3 million. He has a $250,000 workout bonus as part of the deal.
This isn't the first time the speedy Patterson has been connected to the Patriots.