A biography for Cordarrelle Pattersonhasn’t been written yet.
“You have got to wake up and thank the Lord every day we come here to have the opportunity to play football.”
“I'm trying to set my own standards.”
“I'm just focused on what's in front of me and I don't even pay attention to what's behind me.”
“When my number is called to go out and play receiver, I just go out and do it.”
“It don't matter what the defenses do. This is my job. I need to find a way to get open.”
“I have always tried to bust my tail.”
“I don't want to go to the offensive coordinator and try to demand the ball.”
“Hey, all receivers are divas. But I'm trying not to be one.”
“Two years I spent damn near on the sideline. That's never a good feeling for any player. No player wants to go through that.”
“You feel like, 'Yeah, I'm a first-round pick, I'm on the team.' Things like that, sometimes they make you not work hard, they make you don't want to do things, make you be lazy.”
“I like to have a lot of fun.”
“I'm a football player. You always want the ball. But I'm always a happy, smiley guy, so I'm going to keep my head high, whether it's one play or 30 plays.”
“When coach puts me in, when my number's being called, I'm gonna be ready.”
“You will probably never see me down, unless something bad happens.”
“I'm a playmaker, man.”
“If the Philadelphia Eagles weren't on, I wasn't interested. Unless I had a chance to watch Randy Moss.”
“I'm a physical guy. I like getting physical.”
“I'm blessed for the opportunity Atlanta gave me.”
“I feel like I'm going to be young forever.”
“There's so much to returning a kick. It's more than just left, right or middle. You've got to know who's blocking who and what the front line is doing. Everybody has to be on the same page.”