Complex sentence: Patterson's nickname of "Toast" is a rather unflattering one that was given to him by Bill Parcells during his days as a Giant; the name comes from his knack for allowing wide receivers to make big plays while he was covering them.
Split into simpler sentences: Patterson's nickname of "Toast" is a rather unflattering one that was given to him by Bill Parcells during his days as a Giant. The name comes from Patterson's knack for allowing receivers to make big plays while he was covering them.