Raiders sign All-Pro kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson (Yahoo Sports)

The Oakland Raiders signed All-Pro kickoff returner and speedy receiver Cordarrelle Patterson to a free-agent contract Monday. Patterson has averaged 30.4 yards per kickoff return in his career, second only to Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (30.6 yards) since 1941. The Raiders last returned a kick for a touchdown in 2011, when Jacoby Ford did it against Cleveland.