Bears 2020 training camp preview: Wide Receivers

The Chicago Bears wide receiving corps must be productive for the offense to succeed in 2020. Let’s take a look at each member.

Cordarrelle Patterson

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The Swiss-Army knife of the Bears’ offense, the combination of Patterson’s size and speed make him valuable both as a receiver and lined up in the backfield. He hauled in just 83 yards and rushed for 103 yards in 16 games, including four starts. If I was a betting man, I would put the over on both of those numbers in 2020.

Patterson is entering the final year of a two-year deal, and history proves that he’s better than a 5.2 yards-per-game receiver. Look for the Tennessee product to post around 300 receiving yards with 200 yards on the ground as well. It’s not much, but he has the capability of picking up critical first downs to keep the offense on the field.