David Patten
Patten with the Browns in 2009 | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | August 19, 1974 Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 2, 2021 (aged 47) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lower Richland (Hopkins) | ||||||||
| College | Western Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: undrafted | ||||||||
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David Patten (August 19, 1974 – September 2, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He is best known for catching a touchdown pass late in the second quarter of Super Bowl XXXVI from quarterback Tom Brady as a member of the New England Patriots.
Patten was signed by the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League (AFL) as a street free agent in 1996. Starting in 1997, he played in the NFL and competed for 12 seasons through 2008. He played college football for the Western Carolina Catamounts.
Patten was also a member of the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots. He won three Super Bowls with the Patriots.