Commanders Claim K Riley Patterson, Make Three Other Moves

The Washington Commanders announced they have claimed K Riley Patterson off the waiver wire from the Jaguars. 

We have made multiple roster moves:
— Signed WR Byron Pringle
— Claimed K Riley Patterson off waivers from Jacksonville
— Released WR Damiere Byrd and WR Dax Milne pic.twitter.com/xuVpHLebLe

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) July 31, 2024

The team also announced the signing of WR Byron Pringle. To make room on the roster, Washington cut WRs Dax Milne and Damiere Byrd.

Patterson, 24, wound up going undrafted out of Memphis back in 2021. He later signed a rookie contract with the Vikings but was waived coming out of the preseason.

The Patriots later signed Patterson to their practice squad before the Lions added him to their active roster in late November. Detroit waived him at the start of the 2022 season and he was later claimed by the Jaguars. 

Jacksonville had re-signed Patterson as an exclusive rights free agent this offseason but traded him to the Lions in May. He kicked most of the season for Detroit before being released and catching on with the Browns as an injury replacement.

From there, the Jaguars signed Patterson to a futures contract this offseason.

In 2023, Patterson appeared in 15 games for the Browns and Lions, coverting 15 of 17 field goal attempts (88.2 percent) to go along with 35 of 37 extra point tries (94.6 percent).