The Pittsburgh Steelers wasted no time once the league approved the revision of kickoff rules in late March with signing the most prolific return specialist in the history of the league with Cordarrelle Patterson. He will obviously be the team’s top return man, but will his role go beyond that with any snaps on offense? One Steelers insider doesn’t think so.
“I’m not convinced Cordarrelle Patterson will be much of a factor on offense at all,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko said on his weekly Steelers chat this morning. “If he is, running back [not wide receiver].