Former Super Bowl champion Cordarrelle Patterson arrested after physically assaulting wife Taylor Quick, leaving bruises on her arm: Here’s more about her
Cordarrelle Patterson was arrested on October 17 for a domestic violence incident involving his wife, which she claims left her fearful for her safety and that of their children. He managed to secure his release later that night by posting a $1,00...

Cordarrelle Patterson with his wife, Taylor Quick. (Photo credit: Instagram/taylormadeya)
According to an arrest warrant, reported on by TMZ, Patterson’s wife alleged that he physically assaulted her, leaving her fearing for her and her children’s safety. Following the incident she called 911. Patterson allegedly grabbed her hair and left arm, leaving her bruised, TMZ reported citing the arrest warrant. The officer who responded to her 911 call, reportedly observed bruising on her left bicep. Police separated the couple and later took Patterson into custody.
The 35-year-old was reportedly smiling in his mugshot, TMZ reported. He is a sour-time Pro Bowl Running Back and played for six teams between 2013 and 2024. Patterson won the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2019. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. He was released by the Steelers in 2025 and was limited to 13 games in 2024 due to an ankle injury.
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Who is Cordarrelle Patterson’s wife?
Patterson is married to Taylor Quick after the pair met in 2014. They got married on July 17 in 2024, after announcing their engagement in January 2023. The couple has three children, two sons and a daughter according to The New York Post.
During Patterson’s NFL career she could be seen in the stands on game days. Taylor is 3 years old and was born on April 30th, 1991. How the couple met is not publicly known.
The couple lost a child in 2017
The couple lost their then middle child and son, Zyan in 2017, about 18 or 20 weeks into Taylor’s pregnancy. According to ESPN Patterson always wears a gold chain to honour the child and wore multicolored cleats with butterflies on them at a game in 2021. The cleats had the words, “Pregnancy and infant loss awareness” on them.
The couple had since chosen to raise awareness for the cause after their personal loss. In a 2021 interview, Patterson said, “Every day goes by we still think about our son and what happened.” He added, “It happens every day in life..for me, it’s real big for me and my family and just looking back, it’s sad. It’s heartbreaking.”
The couple have constantly posted pictures of each other on Instagram and share their daily life with the child with their followers. Neither have made any public statements about the domestic dispute that occurred on October 17.
Patterson was raised by his mother Catherine and has one brother, Charles and a sister, Crystal. It remains unclear if he has an attorney to defend him in court and when a trial will be held.
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