NEED TO KNOW
- Cordarrelle Patterson was arrested on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 17, and charged with domestic assault
- The former NFL star was released later that night on a $1,000 bond
- Patterson last played in the NFL during the 2024 season with the Steelers, who released him last summer
Cordarrelle Patterson was arrested in Tennessee on a domestic assault charge.
The former Steelers running back, 35, was arrested by the Sevierville Police Department on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 17, according to documents shared by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office.
He was charged with domestic assault before being released that night on $1,000 bond, per the documents. No further details have been released.
Patterson began his football career at Hutchinson Community College before moving to the University of Tennessee, where he earned first-team All-SEC honors as an all-purpose player and declared for the 2013 NFL draft, per The Spun.
After being drafted 29th overall in the first round of the draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Patterson spent his 12 seasons in the NFL playing for the Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Most recently, the athlete played during the 2024 season with the Steelers, who released him last summer ahead of the 2025 campaign.
“Breaking news,” Patterson wrote on X at the time. “Pittsburg Steelers release old washed up Cordarrelle Patterson on his day off.”
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Patterson finished the season with 11 returns for 240 yards, averaging the lowest yards per return of his career with 21.8, per Sports Illustrated. His longest return was 33 yards.
Pittsburgh replaced Patterson with running back Jaylen Warren and Kenny Gainwell, who led the team with 26 returns for 633 yards. Gainwell was named the Team MVP after the season.
In addition to holding an NFL record with nine career kickoff return touchdowns, Patterson was a member of the NFL’s 2010 All-Decade team and won a Super Bowl championship with the Patriots after beating the Rams in 2019.
The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and a rep for Patterson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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