With the signing of Cordarrelle Patterson last year, the Steelers tried and failed to jump-start the NFL’s new dynamic kickoffs. They paid $6 million over two years to sign the greatest kick returner in NFL history, with one small problem. On the available evidence, he isn’t that player anymore—and Patterson doesn’t even like the new kickoff. Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette argues it’s time to give someone else a shot.
“Based on what we saw from him last season and his own stated dislike for the new format, I see no reason [for the Steelers] to keep Patterson as the kick returner, Batko wrote in a recent chat session.