DIMITRI PATTERSON #22

Position	Cornerback
Height	5-10
Weight	190
Years Experience	3
Birthdate	6/18/1983
Hometown	Miami, FL
College	Tuskegee
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	16

Pro Career

Third-year pro enters his second season with Kansas City in 2008 … Turned heads with an impressive 2007 training camp that landed him on the club’s Opening Day roster a year ago … Served as a reserve defensive back and saw duty in nickel situations … Reliable special teams performer could vie for even more playing time in the defensive backfield this season … Attended training camp with Washington in 2006, but was released prior to the start of the regular season … Served the final week of the 2006 season on Minnesota’s practice squad … Spent portions of 2005 on both Washington’s active roster and developmental squad … Originally entered the NFL in 2005 as a member of Washington’s practice squad … Has appeared in 16 NFL contests, recording four solo tackles, an INT and a pass defensed … Also has 12 special teams stops.

Transactions: Signed a two-year contract with Kansas City (2/12/07) ... Added to Minnesota’s practice squad (12/27/06) ... Released by Washington (8/30/06) ... Signed a three-year contract with Washington (12/17/05) ... Added to Washington’s practice squad (11/8/05) ... Released by Washington (11/5/05) ... Signed a three-year contract with Washington (10/15/05) ... Added to Washington’s practice squad (10/5/05) ... Released by Washington (10/3/05) ... Signed a three-year contract with Washington (10/1/05) ... Added to Washington’s practice squad (9/5/05).

2007

Kansas City: Saw action in 13 games on special teams and six contests on defense … Was inactive for three contests … Had four solo tackles and 11 special teams tackles … Tallied a career-high three special teams tackles vs. Minnesota (9/23) ... Was inactive vs. Jacksonville (10/7) and vs. Cincinnati (10/14) after suffering a hamstring injury at San Diego (9/30) ... Was inactive at Oakland (10/21) ... Posted two special teams tackles vs. Denver (11/11) and vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Recorded four tackles vs. Tennessee (12/16).

2005

Washington: Saw action in three contests and was inactive for three games, totaling one INT (20 yards), a pass defensed and a special teams tackle … Recorded one special teams tackle at Kansas City (10/16) ... Inactive for contests vs. San Francisco (10/24), at the N.Y. Giants (11/5) and at Philadelphia (1/1/06) ... Tallied first career interception (20 yards) and a pass defensed vs. Dallas (12/18).

College Bio

Transferred to Tuskegee prior to his senior campaign in 2004 after spending his first three collegiate seasons at Southeast Missouri State … Named preseason All-American by Lindy’s in 2004 … Earned first team All-SIAC honors as a senior … Returned two blocked field goals for touchdowns and a blocked PAT for two points … Saw action in 12 games for SE Missouri as a junior in 2003, amassing 62 tackles (44 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss (-27.0 yards). 1.5 sacks (-10.0 yards), six interceptions (33 yards), 12 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … His six interceptions and 12 passes defensed led the Ohio Valley Conference … Named to multiple NCAA Division I-AA All-America teams … Played in 10 games as a sophomore in 2002, recording 35 tackles (22 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss (-3.0 yards), nine passes defensed and a QB pressure … Appeared in 11 games during his freshman campaign in 2001, registering 53 tackles, (42 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss (-7.0 yards), three interceptions (21 yards), nine passes defensed, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... Majored in Business Adminstration at Tuskegee.

Personal Bio

• Prepped at Evans High School in Orlando, Florida.

• Played in the Florida vs. Georgia and Florida vs. California high school all-star games.

• Earned all-state, All-Central Florida, all-metro, all-region and all-county honors at defensive back as a senior.

• Served as an intern with the Jim Manning and Associates Real Estate Group during the 2007 off-season.

• Full name: Dimitri Jonthiel Patterson.

• Single, with a daughter Dimiah (2).

• Resides in Kansas City, Missouri.