Cordarrelle Patterson jokingly breaks news of release from Pittsburgh Steelers

Cordarrelle Patterson seemingly broke the news of his own release by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday. He said it was his day off and he was informed he would no longer be on the team.

The veteran wide receiver, running back and return man was certainly a Swiss Army Knife throughout the course of his career. But he’ll have to find a new home if it is to continue in 2025.

The good news is, Patterson has jokes and made a self-deprecating one upon his release. You can see it below.

“Breaking news (exclamation mark emojis),” Patterson wrote on Twitter/X. “Pittsburgh Steelers release old washed up cordarrelle patterson on his day off!!!”

Patterson was set to enter his second season with the Steelers. Since 2013, he’s spent time with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons.

A Super Bowl LIII champion in 2018 with the Patriots, Patterson’s had a long career, missing few games throughout his NFL stint. During that playoff run with the Patriots, he caught four passes for 32 yards, had three carries for 10 yards and returned five kicks for 141 yards.

Patterson holds the record for most kickoff returns for touchdowns with nine and has the longest kickoff return for a touchdown (109 yards in 2013) in NFL history. He also was the first player in NFL history to have a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown, a 75-yards touchdown catch and a 50-yard rushing touchdown in the same season (2013 as a rookie).

In total, Patterson has 310 catches for 2,875 yards, 17 touchdowns, 9.3 yards per catch and 546 carries, 2,646 rushing yards, 22 rushing touchdowns. On special teams, Patterson has 284 kick returns for 8,229 yards, nine touchdowns and 29 yards per return.

Patterson was the No. 29 overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2013 NFL Draft out of Tennessee. A four-time First-Team All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowler, Patterson made the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team.

While with Tennessee, Patterson was First-Team All-SEC in 2012, his final collegiate season. He was also a two-time JUCO All-American at Hutchinson College, where he played for two years (2010-11).