Cordarrelle Patterson Fantasy

Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery (groin), wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (knee), wide receiver Javon Wims (Achilles) and linebacker Khalil Mack (knee) are all questionable for Week 1 against the Lions. Montgomery has practiced in full the last two days, however, so it sounds as though he'll be active in the season opener. If he's less than 100 percent, though, the Bears could ease him into the lead-back workload, which makes him a risky RB3/flex against a questionable Detroit defense. Tarik Cohen has more flex appeal in PPR leagues with Montgomery nursing an injury. Patterson is essentially a gadget player/special teams guy with Chicago, leaving him a very low fantasy ceiling. Ignore him this weekend. Mack has been limited all week, suggesting he'll play.

Sep. 11th • 9:44 PM

Chicago Bears wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson has seen a change in quarterback Mitchell Trubisky as he fights for the starting gig with Nick Foles in training camp. "He actually looks like a whole new player this year," Patterson said Tuesday. "I see it in his eyes and everything. He's got that fire in him." Trubisky said that he worked on his footwork to improve his anticipation and accuracy this offseason, and he'll need to show it in order to keep Foles at bay. It's a make-or-break season for the signal-caller, but even if he keeps his job as the starter, Trubisky will be a low-ceiling, low-end QB2 in fantasy. Foles would be the more attractive QB2 with a bigger arm, but the Bears aren't close to making a decision with a little more than a month before Week 1.

Aug. 18th • 6:32 PM

Chicago Bears wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson has been meeting with the running backs at camp, instead of the wide receivers. This could be an indication that head coach Matt Nagy is planning to use the speedy receiver out of the backfield more this year. This is Patterson's second year with the Bears. Last year, he caught 11 passes for 83 yards while adding 17 rushes for 103 yards. It's certainly an intriguing development, but we'll need to see it play out quite a bit more before we start to get excited about Patterson for fantasy purposes.

Aug. 14th • 4:21 PM