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Eight NFL playmakers in desperate need of a new home

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8. Cordarrelle Patterson, wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings

Patterson will remain with the Vikings if the team picks up his fifth-year option. Since the Vikings chose him in the first round of the 2013 draft, Patterson has offered a mixed bag of results. He is talented and ridiculously fast, and has had some great performances on special teams.

The Vikings utilized Patterson on offense more in 2016 for the first time since his rookie season. Patterson caught 74.3 percent of his targets and tallied 52 catches for 453 yards and two touchdowns. In kick returns, the fourth-year receiver piled up 792 yards including a 104-yard run and one touchdown.

With speed like that, Patterson could play running back, which is something he said he would love to do (more on that here). Either way, Patterson could use a change. It doesn’t seem that the Vikings are inclined to offer him that much of larger role on offense.

If they don’t keep him around in 2017, surely Patterson would thrive on another team. That much really isn’t up for debate at this point.

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