The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Patterson practiced fully for the first time this summer and looked unhindered by the foot injury that sidelined him for the first few practices.

Diehards Line: According to the Star-Tribune, it didn’t take long for Patterson make his presence known. At the start of the team takeoff drill, a quick team activity before individual work, Patterson caught a pass from Matt Cassel and turned upfield. Worth noting, Sports Illustrated has an annual "Rising Stars' series, which profiles expected breakthrough athletes in multiple sports. Patterson is featured in that category in an upcoming issue. "If they say it, of course I'm going to agree with them,' Patterson said Wednesday at training camp. As the St. Paul Pioneer Press notes, it's anticipated by many Patterson will break out in his second season. Last year, he led the NFL in kickoff returns as a rookie with a 32.4 average but had more modest receiving stats with 45 catches for 469 yards. Patterson, though, was much more productive from scrimmage late in the season. That included scoring three touchdowns apiece on the ground and through the air in December and a game at Baltimore in which he had five catches for 141 yards. Based on Patterson's current MyFantasyLeague.com ADP of 13th among all WRs, that's the kind of production fantasy football owners are counting on from the get go this fall.