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Former NFL star Cordarrelle Patterson was arrested in Tennessee on a domestic assault charge.
Patterson, 35, a Super Bowl champion and four-time Pro Bowl kick returner, was booked into the Sevier County Jail early Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, TMZ Sports reported. Police have not released details of the allegation, and the Daily Mail and Rolling Out reported no public information yet on bond or a court date.
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Right now the public record is a booking and a mug shot, and the grin in that photo is getting more attention than the charge itself. What matters next is the paperwork: the warrant or affidavit, what Sevier County prosecutors actually file, and whether the charge holds, changes or goes away at a first appearance.
Cordarrelle Patterson, the former NFL running back and kick returner who won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, was arrested and booked into the Sevier County Jail in East Tennessee early Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, on a domestic assault charge, TMZ Sports first reported. The Daily Mail and Rolling Out also reported the arrest, and the jail released his booking photo, in which Patterson is smiling at the camera.
Authorities have not publicly described what led to the arrest, who was involved or where it happened. TMZ said it had reached out to police and had not heard back, and the Daily Mail said it contacted the Sevierville Police Department for comment. As of Saturday evening, there was no public information on Patterson's bond, a first court date or whether he has retained an attorney, Rolling Out reported. Patterson has not commented publicly.
Patterson, 35, starred at the University of Tennessee after transferring there in 2012 and was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in the 2013 NFL Draft. Over a career that ran through 2024, he played for the Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Patriots, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers. He made four Pro Bowls, was a four-time first-team All-Pro, and holds the NFL record for career kickoff return touchdowns with nine. He was on the Patriots team that beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII.
Patterson is not on an NFL roster, so the arrest does not involve a team. Any formal charging decision will come from Sevier County authorities, and domestic charges can be amended or dropped as prosecutors review the evidence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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