Post by Purple Pain on Aug 26, 2019 13:48:09 GMT -6
Thought this guy probably deserved his own thread. Also, thought this was a fun story:
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AC Patterson has been reunited with his father on the Vikings, and the hazards at practice have been significantly reduced.
AC is a first-year offensive quality control assistant and the son of Andre Patterson, in his second stint as Vikings defensive line coach. During his father’s first stint, from 1998-99, AC was 6 and 7 years old, and spent time hanging around practice, tossing the ball to star receiver Randy Moss.
“Randy was always throwing me in trash cans because I would tell him he wasn’t very good,’’ AC said. “And then (defensive lineman) John Randle and the guys would go yell at him because he stuffed me in a trash can.’’
So what did his father think of it?
“He said that I probably deserved it,’’ AC said with a laugh.
AC, 27, and his father are very close. The Vikings are the third team they’ve been on together.
In 2007, AC was a freshman center at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo., a suburb of Denver, and his father a volunteer offensive line coach. AC said his father was still being paid after having been Broncos defensive line coach from 2005-06 and wanted the chance to work with him on the field.
From 2010-12, Patterson was defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Texas-El Paso. During two of those seasons, AC was a Miners center before his college career ended due to injury.
In between Regis and Texas-El Paso, AC starred at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. Patterson served as assistant head coach and defensive line coach at UNLV from 2008-09. He said he had opportunities then to return to the NFL but wanted to watch his son play.
“That was more important to me,’’ said Patterson, who has been with the Vikings since Mike Zimmer took over as head coach in 2014. “It was a great experience for him, being a two-time state champion and high school All-American. I got to see him play, so that experience was way more important than coming back to the NFL. … So why would I disappoint him (by moving)?’’
AC said his father made a “huge sacrifice” then to turn down NFL jobs. At the time, Patterson had 10 years of experience as an NFL assistant, having also had stints with New England in 1997, Dallas from 2000-02 and Cleveland from 2003-04
“I really appreciate him greatly for letting me finish high school in one place and being able to successfully earn a college scholarship and those type of things,’’ AC said. “We are very close. He helped me become who I am today and he’s a great role model for me and his players.’’
Patterson, 59, is married to Donna. They also have a daughter, Ashmera, 21, a junior at Wisconsin-Stout.
AC said it’s “very, very cool’’ being reunited with his father on the same team although they don’t work together due to being on opposite sides of the ball. AC, who as an intern with the Vikings during training camp in 2017, had been a Portland State assistant the past four seasons.
“(The Vikings were) looking for some quality control guys and he applied for the job and he came in and interviewed and he earned it,’’ Patterson said. “It’s great to see him around. It’s great for him to be around (offensive adviser Gary Kubiak). I told him, ‘You’re getting experience and you couldn’t pay enough to get around one of the best offensive minds that ever coached the game.’’’
AC is a first-year offensive quality control assistant and the son of Andre Patterson, in his second stint as Vikings defensive line coach. During his father’s first stint, from 1998-99, AC was 6 and 7 years old, and spent time hanging around practice, tossing the ball to star receiver Randy Moss.
“Randy was always throwing me in trash cans because I would tell him he wasn’t very good,’’ AC said. “And then (defensive lineman) John Randle and the guys would go yell at him because he stuffed me in a trash can.’’
So what did his father think of it?
“He said that I probably deserved it,’’ AC said with a laugh.
AC, 27, and his father are very close. The Vikings are the third team they’ve been on together.
In 2007, AC was a freshman center at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo., a suburb of Denver, and his father a volunteer offensive line coach. AC said his father was still being paid after having been Broncos defensive line coach from 2005-06 and wanted the chance to work with him on the field.
From 2010-12, Patterson was defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Texas-El Paso. During two of those seasons, AC was a Miners center before his college career ended due to injury.
In between Regis and Texas-El Paso, AC starred at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. Patterson served as assistant head coach and defensive line coach at UNLV from 2008-09. He said he had opportunities then to return to the NFL but wanted to watch his son play.
“That was more important to me,’’ said Patterson, who has been with the Vikings since Mike Zimmer took over as head coach in 2014. “It was a great experience for him, being a two-time state champion and high school All-American. I got to see him play, so that experience was way more important than coming back to the NFL. … So why would I disappoint him (by moving)?’’
AC said his father made a “huge sacrifice” then to turn down NFL jobs. At the time, Patterson had 10 years of experience as an NFL assistant, having also had stints with New England in 1997, Dallas from 2000-02 and Cleveland from 2003-04
“I really appreciate him greatly for letting me finish high school in one place and being able to successfully earn a college scholarship and those type of things,’’ AC said. “We are very close. He helped me become who I am today and he’s a great role model for me and his players.’’
Patterson, 59, is married to Donna. They also have a daughter, Ashmera, 21, a junior at Wisconsin-Stout.
AC said it’s “very, very cool’’ being reunited with his father on the same team although they don’t work together due to being on opposite sides of the ball. AC, who as an intern with the Vikings during training camp in 2017, had been a Portland State assistant the past four seasons.
“(The Vikings were) looking for some quality control guys and he applied for the job and he came in and interviewed and he earned it,’’ Patterson said. “It’s great to see him around. It’s great for him to be around (offensive adviser Gary Kubiak). I told him, ‘You’re getting experience and you couldn’t pay enough to get around one of the best offensive minds that ever coached the game.’’’
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... and neither is this Chris guy.