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Mike Patterson | Defensive Lineman

Team: New York Giants
Age / DOB:  (29) / 9/1/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'1' / 300
College: USC
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Giants agreed to terms with DT Mike Patterson, formerly of the Eagles.
Along with Cullen Jenkins, Patterson is the second Eagles defensive lineman to defect to the Giants this offseason. A full-time starter every year between 2006-11, Patterson was limited to just five games by illness last season. Provided he's healthy, Patterson should be a nice piece of depth for the Giants' already stout defensive line. Apr 3 - 6:16 PM
Source: Mike Garafolo on Twitter

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Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

The Giants will host DT Mike Patterson for a free-agent visit on Tuesday.

Patterson was reported in late February to be visiting the Lions, but it's unclear whether the meeting ever happened. Patterson will be at the same Giants visit that fellow free agents QB Pat White and RB Tim Hightower attend.
Related: Giants
Source: New York Daily News
Apr 2 - 12:13 AM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Free agent DT Mike Patterson will visit the Lions.

It would be a good fit for a player familiar with the "Wide 9," though the former six-year starter would have to be open to coming off the bench behind Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley. Illness limited Patterson to just five games in 2012.
Related: Lions
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Feb 27 - 4:27 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles released DT Mike Patterson.

Patterson, 29, was owed a $2.9 million base salary. His release saves $3 million versus the cap. An undersized nose tackle who's spent his entire career in Philadelphia, Patterson was the 31st overall pick in the 2005 draft. At 6-foot-1, 300, he was a poor fit for the Eagles' new 3-4 scheme and will join Cullen Jenkins on the street. Philly is now wafer thin on the defensive line beyond Fletcher Cox and Antonio Dixon, but has ample cap space to work with. Expect the Birds to go hard after a defensive end and a nose tackle in free agency and/or the draft.
Related: Eagles
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Feb 25 - 3:59 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles DT Mike Patterson (pneumonia, reserve/non-football illness list) will be paid his full salary.

A standoff was brewing after the Eagles placed Patterson on the NFI list and decided to withhold some of his salary, but they've relented after 24 hours of bad publicity. Patterson was planning to file a grievance and argue he could have, in fact, contracted pneumonia playing football. The 29-year-old defensive tackle is signed through 2016, and due $2.9 million next season.
Source: Geoff Mosher on Twitter
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 05:26:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles placed DT Mike Patterson (pneumonia) on the reserve/non-football illness list, ending his season.

The "non-football injury" designation allows the Eagles to dock Patterson's pay, which they will apparently do. According to Profootballtalk, the move is "expected to cause hard feelings" since Patterson quite possibly got sick practicing or playing in inclement weather. Just another day in the life of an NFL player. Patterson is signed through 2016, but his Eagles future is likely up in the air after he appeared in just five games this season.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Wed, Dec 12, 2012 02:50:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles DT Mike Patterson was hospitalized Thursday with viral pneumonia and remained in the hospital on Friday.

The illness is not related to the arteriovenous malformation in Patterson's brain that affected him last season and required surgery. Team trainer Rick Burkholder said Patterson was "doing fine" and was stable while the team awaited test results. Patterson has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will not travel with the team.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 09:45:00 AM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles DT Mike Patterson (brain surgery) had one tackle in his 2012 debut Monday night.

Patterson came off the bench for 15 snaps and apparently emerged with no setbacks. He's quality depth behind starters Fletcher Cox and Cullen Jenkins.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News
Wed, Nov 7, 2012 09:39:00 AM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles activated DT Mike Patterson (brain surgery) from the reserve/non-football injury list.

Patterson has been practicing for the past two weeks. It's been his first action on the field since undergoing offseason surgery to fix a congenital tangle of blood vessels in his brain. Many expected Patterson to miss the season, and his career was even in slight question a few months back. Head coach Andy Reid said that Patterson's "moved around well" and has "felt good all the way through workouts." Philadelphia will surely monitor the 29-year-old's snaps upon his return.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 03:15:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles DT Mike Patterson (NFI list) practiced Monday for the first time since undergoing offseason brain surgery.

"It felt great," Patterson said. "Was a change of pace, too. Don't have to watch practice through the window anymore." The Eagles have a three-week window to activate Patterson from the NFI list. According to CSN Philly, Patterson is "no lock" to play this year and "still a long way from being activated."
Source: CSN Philly
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 01:46:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles DT Mike Patterson (brain surgery) could be activated from the PUP list Monday.

Patterson is expected to begin practicing next week, but is reportedly a "ways off from game ready." The Eagles have until Week 9 to decide whether to add him to their active roster. An eight-year veteran, Patterson is making $1.5 million this year and under contract through 2016.
Source: Derrick Gunn on Twitter
Sat, Oct 20, 2012 11:07:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles renegotiated injured DT Mike Patterson's contract.

Patterson was scheduled to make $2.1 million in 2012 but will instead make $1.05 million while he recovers from offseason brain surgery. The Eagles are still holding out hope that the 2005 first-rounder can return to the field this season, but it seems in doubt. Patterson is under contract through the 2016 season.
Source: Philly Mag: Birds 24/7
Sat, Sep 15, 2012 02:27:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles placed DT Mike Patterson (brain surgery) on the non-football illness list.

Technically, Patterson will be eligible to return in Week 8, but he's likely to simply be shifted to injured reserve. The Eagles have insisted Patterson's anteriovenous malformation (AVM) isn't career-threatening, but it will be a troubling sign for his NFL future if he can't get on the field this season.
Source: Reuben Frank on Twitter
Mon, Aug 27, 2012 01:18:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles coach Andy Reid admitted that DT Mike Patterson (PUP, brain surgery) will be out for quite a while and potentially the entire season.

Patterson underwent January surgery to repair an anteriovenous malformation (AVM) and was given a six-month timetable for a return. He's clearly not back to full health, however, and doesn't figure to contribute this season. The Eagles have said the injury is not career-threatening, but, considering the delicate nature of his situation, only time will tell.
Source: Reuben Frank on Twitter
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 12:18:00 PM
Mike Patterson - DL - Giants

Eagles trainer Rick Burkholder revealed Sunday that DT Mike Patterson (brain surgery) will not participate in training camp.

Patterson has been placed on the non-football injury list, with "no timetable for return." Eagles doctors decided to shut down Patterson because he's simply not ready to practice or play in games. Per Burkholder, the Eagles believed Patterson would be healed from his brain AVM surgery after six months of rehab, "but he's not" and "it could be a couple (more) months." While the Eagles are saying for now that Patterson's injury is not career threatening, slower-than-anticipated recovery from brain surgery is an obvious long-term concern.
Source: Jeff McLane on Twitter
Sun, Jul 22, 2012 05:13:00 PM

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