Player: RB Cordarrelle Patterson
Stock Value: Down
Reasoning: While he dressed for the Wild Card game, Cordarrelle Patterson did not play on offense. He only saw five snaps on special teams, returning one kick for 26 yards. After the game, he joked about shoveling snow because he can’t touch the grass. With a $3 million base salary in 2025, he is an obvious option for a salary cap casualty.
The Steelers outsmarted themselves in signing Cordarrelle Patterson when they thought they were outsmarting the league. In an ostensibly brilliant gambit, they locked up the greatest kick returner in NFL history on the day the kick return changed in a way that was supposed to increase their frequency and explosiveness.