What It Means:

"Sometimes you can be here and you feel like you’ve got to be on the team," Patterson said. "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." C-Patt's career has been in a downward spiral the past two seasons, with the former 29th overall draft pick drawing only two targets in 16 games last year despite a depleted wide receiving corps. With Stefon Diggs, rookie Laquon Treadwell, Charles Johnson and Jarius Wright all in the mix in Minnesota, Patterson is unlikely to have much of a role beyond returning kicks.

Our algorithms project Patterson for 5 catches for 50 yards this season, but even that may be a generous estimation. He ranks just 175th in our preseason fantasy rankings, which does not project special teams contributions.