The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did not reach out to running back, wide receiver and returner Cordarrelle Patterson about signing with them this offseason, per ESPN's Jenna Laine:
JennaLaineESPNA number of Bucs fans on here had expressed interest in signing Cordarrelle Patterson, who returns to the Falcons on a two-year deal. I’m told the Bucs did not reach out to him.
Patterson agreed to re-sign with the Atlanta Falcons on a two-year deal, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's D. Orlando Ledbetter.
As noted by Falcons multimedia features reporter Kris Rhim, Patterson made it clear he wanted to return to Atlanta.