Cordarrelle Patterson might have lost his starting wide receiver job for the Vikings in 2014, but he's in no danger of relinquishing his kick return duties, according to special teams coordinator Mike Priefer.
"In my mind, Cordarrelle Patterson's the best kick returner in this league, so it would be crazy for me to put someone else in that spot," Priefer said after Thursday's organized team activities at Winter Park.
"We still want to bring in competition. There's still things that he can't do this year he did last year, like put the ball on the ground, those types of things.