Devin Hester added to his resume Sunday night, and showed the NFL once again why he is the most feared player while on the field. Hester returned a punt early in the 3rd quarter for a touchdown like he has done many times before, but still the Broncos didn't get it. Later on in the game he returned a kick for a touchdown to bring the Bears back into the game. Without these unbelievable returns the bears would have been out of this game early on. Not only did Hester have 2 returns for touchdowns in this game, but he also was the reason Charles Tillman was able to block the last punt of the game that ended up giving the Bears great field position. By giving the Bears such good field position it allowed them to score a touchdown in the final seconds to push the game into overtime where the Chicago Bears finally won the game. The reason that Hester was the only reason this punt got blocked is because had Hester not been back ready to return the punt, there would have been no reason for the punter to run to the right after getting the ball desperately trying to kick away from the feared Devin Hester. Also Tillman would have most likely been blocked had not all the line already started running down field to try and stop Hester when he caught the ball. It is fair to say that Devin Hester won the game for the Bears, and maybe even saved the season giving them a shot at the playoffs.
What Hester has done in his first season and a half is amazing. He has returned a kick for a touchdown 10 times in his first 27 games as a pro. The only other people to do this have 12 returns for touchdowns, the only difference is it took them well over 100 years to get there. To keep up to date with all of Devin's stats click on HESTER.
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Devin Hester is the most exciting player in football. Why the Broncos decided to kick to him the first time was beyond me, and then he returns one and they still kick to him on the next return! I couldn't believe that, I guess two returns was enough as they stopped kicking to him the rest of the game.
Devin Hester is a play maker. Right now he is the most explosive player in the NFL. He does have some competition though with several players stepping up their kick-returns. He is excited to watch and is an offensive power on the special teams. I am looking forward to see what he can do the rest of the season.
Devin Hester is God. My favorite part of every Bears game is when the other team is punting. I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see if the punt it to him. The first half of that game made me quite upset. The fourth quarter was so exciting I could not believe what was happening. Devin Hester was definitely the main reason why that punt was blocked; however I would like to give Tillman some credit on not hitting the kicker and causing the Broncos to get a first down.
Hester has to be the most amazing special teams player in the league and is developing into an elite player at a rapid rate. He is arguably the best return man in the league and hopefully soon to be in the history of the NFL. He is so dominate because of his speed and vision. His blocking is a big factor for not getting a lot of costly penalties. Hester has already created a name for himself with only three more returns to tie the record and has done it in less than a third of the leaders games played.
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