Bears return man extraordinaire Devin Hester has returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown this afternoon against the Saints. That's his fourth punt return touchdown this season, and he also has two kickoff return touchdowns, giving Hester the all-time single-season record for combined kick return touchdowns, with six. The old record was five, set by Hester last year. Yes, Hester has been in the NFL for two seasons, and those two seasons are the only two times in NFL history that a player has had more than four combined kick returns for a touchdown.
And those records count neither the missed field goal that Hester returned for a touchdown last year, nor the fact that he returned the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl for a touchdown. Is there any doubt that he's the best kick returner in NFL history?
Saints coach Sean Payton said before the game that keeping Hester from touching the ball was the Saints' highest priority for this game. Whoops.
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12-30-2007 @ 3:28PM
Armando Sotelo Jr said...
it's funny that we put in a real QB Like ortin and look we win thats who we need to stay with. let rex go he can't do anything but lose the ball or make turn overs......
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12-30-2007 @ 5:58PM
MICHAEL said...
i have never seen an easier looking punt return td. most of them look like he is hustling and cutting or just flying but this one he looked like he was just jogging, no big cuts, no tackles to run through, just a run through soldier field like the aints weren't even there.
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