David Patten, the former Washington Football Team receiver who achieved his greatest fame as a three-time Super Bowl winner with the New England Patriots, died Thursday at the age of 47.
Patten was killed in a motorcycle crash on Thursday near Columbia, South Carolina. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a motorcycle driver crossed the median and caused a crash involving multiple cars. The coroner’s office has identified the motorcycle driver as Patten.
Patten signed with the Patriots as a free agent in 2001 and became a target in Tom Brady's first season as the starting quarterback.