The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Vikings rookie receiver Cordarrelle Patterson might not make much of an impact early in his rookie season. The report says "in the first month of his NFL career, the team’s front office and coaching staff has kept its expectations tempered, issuing frequent reminders that Patterson’s earliest significant contributions will likely come as a kick returner. His climb to become a big-time receiver will take longer with so many nuances of the position still to be learned and the Vikings, in turn, needing to find the simplest ways to get him the ball initially." Said coach Leslie Frazier: "We don’t want give him too much early. We want to make sure we do enough to get him on the field and really go to his strengths. There are some things that we have in mind. But everything that I’ve seen, we’ll be able to utilize his talents. He’s a gifted young man.”
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