David Patten
David Patten
Born: August 19, 1974
Columbia, SC USA
Deceased: September 2, 2021
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: West. Carolina
High School: Lower Richland (Hopkins, SC)
Career: 1996-2008
David Patten played from 1996 to 2008 during his career with the Albany Firebirds, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Washington Redskins. Patten caught 326 passes for 4,752 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in his career.
 Albany Firebirds |
 New York Giants |
 Cleveland Browns |
 New England Patriots |
 Washington Redskins |
 New Orleans Saints |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 60 | 30.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 60 | 95.8 |
| 2002 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 60 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 60 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 29 | 1 |
| 2002 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 29 | 1 | |
| Totals | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 29 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Arena Albany Firebirds | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 1997 | NFL New York Giants | 13 | 226 | 17.4 | 40 | 2 |
| 1998 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 39 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 38 | 546 | 14.4 | 65 | 1 |
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 51 | 749 | 14.7 | 91 | 4 |
| 2002 | NFL New England Patriots | 61 | 824 | 13.5 | 39 | 5 |
| 2003 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL New England Patriots | 44 | 800 | 18.2 | 48 | 7 |
| 2005 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 217 | 9.9 | 32 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 54 | 792 | 14.7 | 58 | 3 |
| 2008 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 39 | 1 |
| Arena League | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 324 | 4715 | 14.6 | 91 | 24 | |
| Totals | 326 | 4752 | 14.6 | 91 | 24 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New York Giants | 43 | 928 | 21.6 | 90 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL New York Giants | 33 | 673 | 20.4 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 22 | 469 | 21.3 | 62 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 111 | 2273 | 20.5 | 90 | 1 | |
| Totals | 111 | 2273 | 20.5 | 90 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1997 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1998 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2002 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 2004 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 2008 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
| Totals | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Arena | Albany Firebirds | 1 | |
| 1997 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 3 |
| 1998 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 11 |
| 2001 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 14 |
| 2002 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 14 |
| 2003 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 11 |
| 2005 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 7 |
| 2006 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 5 |
| 2008 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 3 |
