Cordarrelle Patterson is a wide receiver by position, but he can be used in a variety of ways, which is why the Chicago Bears picked him up this offseason.

The Bears tried using him in a key third-and-1 against the Green Bay Packers in Week 1, but that play failed, and head coach Matt Nagy mentioned it to reporters this week:

“It’s a benefit — unless it’s third-and-1 and you’re trying to get a first down with him back there,” Nagy said of the play, according to Mark Potash of The Chicago Sun-Times.

But in all seriousness, Nagy is trying to find ways to utilize Patterson's versatility:

“As a play-caller it allowed you to be flexible with what you can do,” said Nagy. “You saw [against the Broncos] we were able to get him on the edge. He’s a big dude that’s flying around there with a lot of speed.”

Nagy even compared him to running back Tarik Cohen, who is a Swiss army knife of a player in his own right:

“He’s similar but different to Tarik,” Nagy said. “They can both play wide receiver. They can both play in the backfield. And they’re both very smart — it’s pretty cool to see the volume they can handle. We just have to make sure we don’t do too much of it.”

Patterson has caught just one pass thus far this season, but he has carried the ball three times for 48 yards and a touchdown.

The 28-year-old made two Pro Bowls while also earning a pair of First-Team All-Pro selections during a four-year stint with the Minnesota Vikings from 2013 through 2016 and split the past two seasons between the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots.

Let's see how the Bears use Patterson against the Washington Redskins on Monday night.