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line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial;">Devin Hester</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Devin_Hester_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Devin_Hester_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Devin_Hester_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="299" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Devin_Hester_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Devin_Hester_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Devin_Hester_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Devin_Hester_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1088" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Hester with the Chicago Bears in 2008</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 23, 17, 14</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> <a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">Return specialist</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"> (1982-11-04) November 4, 1982 (age 42) <a href="/wiki/Riviera_Beach,_Florida" title="Riviera Beach, Florida">Riviera Beach, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">190 lb (86 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suncoast_Community_High_School" title="Suncoast Community High School">Suncoast</a> (Riviera Beach)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami (FL)</a> (2003–2005)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006</a> / round: 2 / pick: 57</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>3× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_All-Pro_Team" title="2006 All-Pro Team">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_All-Pro_Team" title="2007 All-Pro Team">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_All-Pro_Team" title="2010 All-Pro Team">2010</a>)</li> <li>Second-team All-Pro (<a href="/wiki/2011_All-Pro_Team" title="2011 All-Pro Team">2011</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007_Pro_Bowl" title="2007 Pro Bowl">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Pro_Bowl" title="2008 Pro Bowl">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Pro_Bowl" title="2011 Pro Bowl">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Pro_Bowl" title="2015 Pro Bowl">2014</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_season_kickoff_return_yards_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League season kickoff return yards leaders">NFL kickoff return yards leader</a> (2013, 2014)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League annual punt return yards leaders">NFL punt return yards leader</a> (2006, 2010)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Alumni" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Alumni">NFL Alumni Special Teams Player of the Year</a> (2006, 2007, 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_2000s_All-Decade_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team">NFL 2000s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_2010s_All-Decade_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team">NFL 2010s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">PFWA All-Rookie Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team#2006" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears#Top_100_greatest_Bears_of_all-time" title="Chicago Bears">100 Greatest Bears of All-Time</a></li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="2004 College Football All-America Team">2004</a>)</li> <li>2× First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_team" title="2004 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2005_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_team" title="2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team">2005</a>)</li> <li>University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame<a href="#cite_note-Degan-2018-1">[1]</a></li> <li>Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>NFL records</dt></dl> <ul><li>Most career return touchdowns: 20</li> <li>Most career punt return touchdowns: 14</li> <li>Most return touchdowns in a season: 6 (2007; tied)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Reception_(gridiron_football)" title="Reception (gridiron football)">Receptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">255</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Receiving yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">3,311</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Receiving <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Kickoff return yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">7,333</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Punt return yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">3,696</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Kickoff return touchdowns:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Punt return touchdowns:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">14</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HestDe99.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/devin-hester">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> Devin Devorris Hester Sr.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> (born November 4, 1982) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> and <a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">return specialist</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). The only primary return specialist to be enshrined in the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>, he is widely considered to be the greatest return specialist of all time. He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami Hurricanes</a>, where he was the first player in the university's recent history to play in all three phases of American football: offense, defense and special teams. He was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006 NFL draft</a>. Hester also played for the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> over his 11-season NFL career. He is also the only player to return the opening kick of a <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> for a touchdown. Hester was selected to the NFL All-Decade Team for both the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_2000s_All-Decade_Team#Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team">2000s</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_2010s_All-Decade_Team#Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team">2010s</a>. Originally drafted as a <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a>, Hester quickly made an impact as a <a href="/wiki/Return_specialist#Kickoff_returner" title="Return specialist">kick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Return_specialist#Punt_returner" title="Return specialist">punt</a> returner, and later became a wide receiver. He holds the NFL record for <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_records_(individual)#Kick/punt_return_touchdowns" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League records (individual)">most all-time return touchdowns</a>—punt and kickoff combined—and <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_records_(individual)#Punt_return_touchdowns" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League records (individual)">most all-time punt return touchdowns</a>.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 2024 after being a finalist in 2022 and 2023. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life">edit</a>]</div> Devin Hester was born to Juanita Brown and Lenorris Hester Sr. in <a href="/wiki/Riviera_Beach,_Florida" title="Riviera Beach, Florida">Riviera Beach, Florida</a>. His parents separated when he was a toddler. Before he became a teenager, his mother was severely injured in a car accident, while his father died of complications from <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a> two years later.<a href="#cite_note-Tom_Pedulla-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-The_Pivot_Podcast-8">[8]</a> His step-father, Derrick Brown, and brother, Lenorris Jr., helped Hester escape his depression and rebuild his life by introducing him to <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a>. He soon returned to his normal life and began to excel in sports.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Pilot-9">[9]</a> During his youth, Hester enjoyed following the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. He especially idolized <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Emmitt Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Michael Irvin</a>. He was also a fan of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> era.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_QA-10">[10]</a> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Fred Taylor (American football)">Fred Taylor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a> was Hester's favorite athlete. In addition to football, he also enjoyed playing <a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">soccer</a> and following <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_QA-10">[10]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school">High school</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: High school">edit</a>]</div> Hester attended first Palm Beach Gardens High, then on to <a href="/wiki/Suncoast_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Suncoast High School">Suncoast High School</a>, where he played football as a <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special_Teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Teams">return specialist</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>. He earned recognition from SuperPrep.com as the top high school prospect in Florida and <a href="/wiki/Parade_(magazine)" title="Parade (magazine)">Parade</a>, who named Hester onto their <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a> team. Hester also participated in the 2002 CaliFlorida Bowl, where he returned a kick for an 80-yard touchdown.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Early-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> His success prompted his teammates to nickname him "Sugar Foot".<a href="#cite_note-nname-13">[13]</a> Considered a five-star recruit by <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals.com</a>, Hester was listed as the second best cornerback in the nation in 2002.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Track_and_field">Track and field</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Track and field">edit</a>]</div> Hester was also a standout track athlete. While at <a href="/wiki/Suncoast_Community_High_School" title="Suncoast Community High School">Suncoast</a>, he received All-America accolades, and he ranked second nationally in the long jump as a junior.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> He also captured the 2004 Big EAST Indoor <a href="/wiki/Long_jump" title="Long jump">long jump</a> title as a member of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> track and field team, with a leap of 7.37 meters. He also competed in the <a href="/wiki/60_meters" class="mw-redirect" title="60 meters">60 meters</a> and <a href="/wiki/100_meters" class="mw-redirect" title="100 meters">100 meters</a>, posting personal bests of 6.77 seconds and 10.62, 10.42W seconds, respectively.<a href="#cite_note-hs-16">[16]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Personal_bests">Personal bests</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal bests">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Event</th> <th>Time (seconds)</th> <th>Venue</th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/60_meters" class="mw-redirect" title="60 meters">60 meters</a></td> <td align="right">6.77</td> <td align="center">Syracuse, New York</td> <td align="right">February 21, 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/100_meters" class="mw-redirect" title="100 meters">100 meters</a></td> <td align="right">10.42 (+6.0 m/s) <a href="/wiki/Wind_assistance" title="Wind assistance"><abbr title="Mark wind-assisted (over 2.0 m/s)">w</abbr></a><a href="#cite_note-hs-16">[16]</a></td> <td align="center">Piscataway, New Jersey</td> <td align="right">May 1, 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/200_meters" class="mw-redirect" title="200 meters">200 meters</a></td> <td align="right">22.23</td> <td align="center">New York, New York</td> <td align="right">March 9, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Event</th> <th>Mark (meters)</th> <th>Venue</th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Jump" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Jump">Long Jump</a></td> <td align="right">7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)</td> <td align="center">Syracuse, New York</td> <td align="right">February 21, 2004 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: College career">edit</a>]</div> After completing high school, Hester enrolled at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a>, where he played for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami Hurricanes football</a> team from 2003 to 2005. As a sophomore in 2004, he earned national recognition as a <a href="/wiki/Kick_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kick returner">kick returner</a> after being named a first-team <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a> by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and The Sporting News. His ability to thrust laterally and break away from pursuers made him one of the nation's most dangerous return specialists.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Early-11">[11]</a> During his freshman year, Hester returned an opening kick for a 98-yard touchdown against the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida Gators</a>. In a game against <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_football" title="Duke Blue Devils football">Duke</a> in 2005, Hester broke six tackles while returning an 81-yard punt.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> Ultimately, Hester completed his college career with a total of six touchdowns from kick returns (4 punts, 2 kickoffs), one blocked field goal return, one rushing touchdown, one receiving touchdown and recorded five interceptions as a defensive back. Hester became the first football player in the Miami Hurricanes' recent history to play as member of the special, offensive, and defensive teams.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Early-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> He was known as "Hurricane Hester" by his fans and teammates.<a href="#cite_note-nname-13">[13]</a> In his junior season, Hester returned 19 punts for 326 yards and three touchdowns, along with 15 kickoffs for 389 yards and a score, while also intercepting four passes. During his productive tenure at the University of Miami, Hester befriended <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a> through <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Ed Reed</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Alumnus" class="mw-redirect" title="Alumnus">alumnus</a> of the University of Miami, and friend of Sanders. Sanders counseled, advised, and encouraged Hester. Hester was also known as "Anytime" in college, which is a tribute to Sanders' nickname, "Prime Time". He also adopted Sanders' signature touchdown dance, and showboating maneuvers, which he carried to his future NFL career.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Pilot-9">[9]</a> Hester finished his three seasons with 41 punt returns for 638 yards, 40 kick returns for 1,019 yards, 24 carries for 160 yards, 10 receptions for 196 yards, 11 tackles, 1 sack, and five interceptions for 57 return yards. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Professional career">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Pre-draft measurables </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Height</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Arm length</th> <th>Hand span</th> <th><a href="/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a></th> <th>10-yard split</th> <th>20-yard split</th> <th><a href="/wiki/20-yard_shuttle" class="mw-redirect" title="20-yard shuttle">20-yard shuttle</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Three-cone_drill" title="Three-cone drill">Three-cone drill</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">Vertical jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Standing_long_jump" title="Standing long jump">Broad jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) </td> <td>190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027">31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) </td> <td>9 in (0.23 m)</td> <td>4.43 s</td> <td>1.58 s</td> <td>2.61 s</td> <td>4.20* s</td> <td>6.78* s</td> <td>38 in (0.97 m)</td> <td>10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)</td> <td>16 reps </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13">All values from <a href="/wiki/NFL_Combine" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Combine">NFL Combine</a>/*Pro Day<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Bears">Chicago Bears</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Chicago Bears">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2006_season">2006 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2006 season">edit</a>]</div> Hester began his professional career in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>, who selected him in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006 NFL draft</a> with the 57th overall pick.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> The team originally drafted Hester as a <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a>, but they intended to play him as a <a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">return specialist</a>, following the retirement of <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Azumah" title="Jerry Azumah">Jerry Azumah</a> and departure of <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wade" title="Bobby Wade">Bobby Wade</a>.<a href="#cite_note-draft-22">[22]</a> The team's decision to draft Hester was initially criticized by fans and sports analysts, who believed the Bears should have spent their early picks on offensive prospects.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> In his first 13 weeks as a professional football player, Hester recorded six return touchdowns, including a punt return in his NFL debut, and a then-record tying 108-yard touchdown from a missed field goal against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> He also returned a punt for a clutch 83-yard game-winning touchdown against the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> to give the Bears the lead in a <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Comeback" class="mw-redirect" title="Monday Night Comeback">comeback win</a>, and two kickoff returns in one game against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Following his record-breaking game during Week 14, opposing teams exercised additional caution when allowing Hester to return kicks.<a href="#cite_note-Hester-SB-27">[27]</a> During the postseason, Hester ran back a punt at a critical moment against the Seattle Seahawks, but it was called back on a blocking penalty. Regardless, the Bears won both <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NFL_playoffs" title="2006–07 NFL playoffs">NFC playoffs</a> rounds, and advanced to <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a> to play the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a>. He started the game for the Bears by returning the game's opening kick for a touchdown.<a href="#cite_note-rtrn-28">[28]</a> The feat was the first touchdown return of an opening kickoff in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> history and still remains as the only one in Super Bowl history.<a href="#cite_note-rtrn-28">[28]</a> It also marked the quickest touchdown scored in Super Bowl history as well as the quickest lead ever taken by any team,<a href="#cite_note-rtrn-28">[28]</a> though the latter record has since been surpassed by the Seahawks in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVIII" title="Super Bowl XLVIII">Super Bowl XLVIII</a>.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> Following the kick, the Colts did not kick the ball directly to Hester, significantly limiting the Bears' return efforts as they would lose 17–29.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> Hester's feats in 2006 earned him three NFC Special Teams Player of the Week Awards<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Rams-31">[31]</a> and a trip to the <a href="/wiki/2007_Pro_Bowl" title="2007 Pro Bowl">2007 Pro Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> After the <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">2006 season</a> ended, he was named the NFC Player of the Month for December and was a finalist for 2006 <a href="/wiki/Pepsi_NFL_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year">Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year</a>.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> He was also voted onto the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>'s 2006 All-Pro team with 48 and a half votes, finishing fourth behind <a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Champ Bailey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jason Taylor (American football player)">Jason Taylor</a> who all received 50 votes.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> He finished the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006 season</a> by accumulating three touchdowns for 600 yards on 47 punt returns, and two touchdowns for 528 yards on 20 kick returns, thus making him one of the league's most productive kick and punt returners.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Rams-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> Even without taking an offensive snap prior to Week 14, Hester was the Bears' second leading scorer, behind kicker <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a>. On a negative note, Hester struggled to control the football at times, having games with multiple fumbles on at least two separate occasions.<a href="#cite_note-Hester-SB-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> Many fans speculated that Hester's speed and prior experience as a wide receiver would earn him a spot on the Bears' offense, similar to teammate <a href="/wiki/Rashied_Davis" title="Rashied Davis">Rashied Davis</a>. While Lovie Smith dismissed the speculation, he played Hester as a wide receiver for one play against the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> on December 17, 2006; he ran a <a href="/wiki/Curl_(route)" class="mw-redirect" title="Curl (route)">curl route</a> and was targeted by quarterback <a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a>, but the pass was too low and fell incomplete.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Hester attributes his talent to his mentor, <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a>, who Hester claims helped him perfect his return game.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_QA-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-Hester_Rams-31">[31]</a> Sanders, a former cornerback and kick returner, compliments Hester after every productive performance. However, Sanders also berated Hester for taunting another player en route to his second touchdown return against the St. Louis Rams.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> His teammates and coaches have also praised Hester. After the 2006 season, he was voted to receive the team's <a href="/wiki/Brian_Piccolo_Award" title="Brian Piccolo Award">Brian Piccolo Award</a>, which is given to a player who possesses a good character and work ethic.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> Bears fans and the local media nicknamed Hester the "Windy City Flyer" during his first year in Chicago.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2007_season">2007 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2007 season">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Devin_Hester_in_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Devin_Hester_in_2007.jpg/220px-Devin_Hester_in_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="439" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Devin_Hester_in_2007.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="634" /></a><figcaption>Hester in training camp with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> in 2007</figcaption></figure> Shortly after losing <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a>, Hester and special teams coach <a href="/wiki/Dave_Toub" title="Dave Toub">Dave Toub</a> spent a significant amount of time working on new return strategies and formations.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> Ultimately, <a href="/wiki/Lovie_Smith" title="Lovie Smith">Lovie Smith</a> converted Hester into a <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> in order to increase the number of opportunities he would receive during a game.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> Hester, who originally played as a wide receiver at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a>, was initially hesitant about making the switch to offense, as he wished to follow in the footsteps of <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a>.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> However, the Bears' coaching staff eventually persuaded Hester to make the transition over the summer. During the 2007 off-season, Hester won the <a href="/wiki/Best_Breakthrough_Athlete_ESPY_Award" title="Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award">Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> Although NFL rules generally required wide receivers to wear <a href="/wiki/Uniform_number_(American_football)" title="Uniform number (American football)">jersey numbers</a> in the 10–19 and 80–89 range, players who later change positions are allowed to keep their previous number, as long as it is not within the 50–79 range for <a href="/wiki/Eligible_receiver" title="Eligible receiver">eligible receiver</a> purposes prior to the <a href="/wiki/2021_NFL_season" title="2021 NFL season">2021 NFL season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> Hester was allowed to keep number 23, a number normally used for cornerbacks, since it sits outside the 50–79 range. Along with former <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stone_(American_football)" title="Dwight Stone (American football)">Dwight Stone</a>, who wore number 20 during his eight-year stint in Pittsburgh, and <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Cliff Branch</a>, Hester was one of three wide receivers to wear a 20s jersey number since the NFL adopted the current uniform numbering system in 1973.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> Hester returned his first touchdown of the season, a 73-yard punt return, against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> during Week 2.<a href="#cite_note-kansas-50">[50]</a> He nearly recorded a second touchdown return, but the play was negated by a holding penalty.<a href="#cite_note-kansas-50">[50]</a> Hester established himself as a threat on offense, when he caught an 81-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Brian Griese</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> He also returned a punt for an 89-yard touchdown, though the Bears lost the game. In the weeks to come, many opposing special teams began to kick the ball away from Hester, contributing to, according to <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pereira" title="Mike Pereira">Mike Pereira</a>, a 132% increase in kickoffs that went out-of-bounds.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rod_Marinelli" title="Rod Marinelli">Rod Marinelli</a>, the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>, placed a strong emphasis on kicking the ball away from Hester, saying, "kick the ball into <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a> and make sure it (sinks) to the bottom."<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> Before the Bears' Week 12 matchup against the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Todd_Sauerbrun" title="Todd Sauerbrun">Todd Sauerbrun</a> infamously stated that he would kick the ball to Hester.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Hester, who had not returned a kick for a touchdown in almost a month, responded by returning a punt and kickoff for touchdowns.<a href="#cite_note-recap-55">[55]</a> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Olbermann" title="Keith Olbermann">Keith Olbermann</a>, a commentator for <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">NBC Sunday Night Football</a>, awarded Sauerbrun with the dubious "Worst Person in the NFL Award" for kicking the ball to Hester and failing to tackle him.<a href="#cite_note-todds-56">[56]</a> The two touchdowns gave Hester the most kick returns for touchdowns in the Bears' franchise history. Hester concluded the season with a 64-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 55-yard touchdown reception against the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> He was even given the opportunity to throw a pass on a variation of a <a href="/wiki/Trick_play#Common_trick_plays" title="Trick play">wide receiver reverse</a>, but he was <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">sacked</a> while motioning to <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Berrian" title="Bernard Berrian">Bernard Berrian</a>.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> Hester finished the season with six kicks returned for touchdowns, which set a league record.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> He finished the season ranking fourth on the League's all-time combined kick return list, behind <a href="/wiki/Brian_Mitchell_(running_back)" title="Brian Mitchell (running back)">Brian Mitchell</a> (13), <a href="/wiki/Eric_Metcalf" title="Eric Metcalf">Eric Metcalf</a> (12), and <a href="/wiki/Dante_Hall" title="Dante Hall">Dante Hall</a> (12).<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> Additionally, he amassed 299 yards on 20 receptions as a receiver, though he was often used as a decoy.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> His play on offense received mixed commentary. While the Bears' coaching staff believed Hester showed enough progress to become one of the team's top receivers in 2008, Hester was prone to making small errors, including running routes incorrectly or dropping catches.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> He drew a 15-yard facemask penalty while attempting to fend off a would-be tackler in a game against the Saints, and received a $5,000 fine.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Nevertheless, Hester concluded the season with four Player of the Week Awards, giving him a franchise-high total of seven in his career, and an invitation to the <a href="/wiki/2008_Pro_Bowl" title="2008 Pro Bowl">2008 Pro Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008_season">2008 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2008 season">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Devin_Hester_Sr._(2008).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Devin_Hester_Sr._%282008%29.jpg/220px-Devin_Hester_Sr._%282008%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Devin_Hester_Sr._%282008%29.jpg/330px-Devin_Hester_Sr._%282008%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Devin_Hester_Sr._%282008%29.jpg/440px-Devin_Hester_Sr._%282008%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="1296" /></a><figcaption>Hester at training camp in 2008</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Devin_Hester_at_Training_Camp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Devin_Hester_at_Training_Camp.jpg/220px-Devin_Hester_at_Training_Camp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Devin_Hester_at_Training_Camp.jpg/330px-Devin_Hester_at_Training_Camp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Devin_Hester_at_Training_Camp.jpg/440px-Devin_Hester_at_Training_Camp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Hester in training camp with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> in 2008</figcaption></figure> Prior to the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2008 Chicago Bears season">2008 season</a>, Hester stated that he would not attend the Bears' summer camp unless the team offered him a new contract.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> He further voiced his displeasure with his current contract in a phone interview with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a>, commenting, "I can't go out and play this year making $445,000. Come on, man."<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Schefter" title="Adam Schefter">Adam Schefter</a> believed that the Bears were puzzled over how Hester should be classified (as a wide receiver or a return specialist of such a star caliber), and be offered a contract accordingly.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> After receiving a $30,000 fine for not attending two days of training, Hester returned to the team's camp.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> The team later offered him a new four-year contract extension, worth over $40 million.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> Hester missed the third game of the season after tearing <a href="/wiki/Cartilage" title="Cartilage">cartilage</a> in his ribs during the previous week.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> He returned to the field in the team's Week 4 contest against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, where he caught his first touchdown of the season. Lovie Smith gave Hester his first starting job as a wide receiver the next week, in place of the injured <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Lloyd" title="Brandon Lloyd">Brandon Lloyd</a>.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> Hester went on to catch five passes for 66 yards and one touchdown.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> In the following week, Hester totaled 87 yards on six receptions. After a Week 8 <a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">bye</a>, Hester caught four passes for 42 yards and had an 11-yard run against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>. He eventually lost his kick return duties to <a href="/wiki/Danieal_Manning" title="Danieal Manning">Danieal Manning</a>, but began receiving more playing time as a wide receiver.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> Between Week 12 and 15, Hester caught 17 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown.<a href="#cite_note-g-log-75">[75]</a> David Haugh of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a> regarded Hester as the team's "biggest threat in the passing game".<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> He concluded the season by catching 51 passes for a team high 665 yards.<a href="#cite_note-pfr2008-77">[77]</a> Unlike his previous two seasons in the NFL, Hester did not record a single touchdown return<a href="#cite_note-pfr2008-77">[77]</a> and only averaged 6.2 yards per punt return.<a href="#cite_note-devnfl-78">[78]</a> Lovie Smith commented on Hester at the end of the season by saying, "I know his returns dropped off a little bit this year, but his plate was full there for a while. We think we have a happy medium now for him as a punt returner and continuing to develop as a receiver."<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> Hester was also selected to play in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Pro_Bowl" title="2009 Pro Bowl">2009 Pro Bowl</a> as a third alternate.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2009_season">2009 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2009 season">edit</a>]</div> After the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a>, Hester took on the role as the de facto number-one wide receiver.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> In the first game of the season, Hester caught seven passes from Cutler for 90 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown reception. In the following weeks Hester began to develop a rapport with Cutler and amassed 634 receiving yards and three touchdowns through the first ten weeks of the season. He played the best game of the season on October 25, 2009, against the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, catching eight passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. In a game against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a> during the thirteenth week of the season, Hester injured his calf and missed three starts.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> Hester returned to play in the Bears season finale against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>, catching three passes for 75 yards.<a href="#cite_note-bearsfinale2009-84">[84]</a> Despite missing the three starts, Hester led the team with 757 receiving yards, and finished behind <a href="/wiki/Greg_Olsen_(American_football)" title="Greg Olsen (American football)">Greg Olsen</a> in receptions.<a href="#cite_note-bearsfinale2009-84">[84]</a> Hester built his reputation around his kick returning abilities, but his kickoff-returning duties decreased significantly following the 2007 season finale.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> He told the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a> that he plans on spending the offseason honing his receiving and returning skills by strengthening in his legs, especially to fully recover from the calf injury he sustained earlier.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010_season">2010 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2010 season">edit</a>]</div> During the off-season, Hester worked on his speed and conditioning by prioritizing running over weight training.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> Bears offensive coordinator, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Martz" title="Mike Martz">Mike Martz</a>, gave Hester the opportunity to work with <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Isaac Bruce</a>, who was part of Martz's "<a href="/wiki/Greatest_Show_on_Turf" class="mw-redirect" title="Greatest Show on Turf">Greatest Show on Turf</a>". Bruce advised Hester on route-running and basic wide receiver fundamentals. Hester appeared in three preseason games, where he recorded five receptions for 64 yards.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> On September 19, the regular season, Hester caught four passes for 77 yards and a one-handed catch for a touchdown against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. The following week, Hester returned a punt for a 62-yard touchdown in a close game against the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>. This was his first touchdown return since the final week of the <a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007 season</a> against the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>. On October 17, Hester returned two punts for 93 yards and an 89-yard touchdown, in a 23–20 loss against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>. The touchdown tied the record for most combined kick and punt return touchdowns in a career with <a href="/wiki/Brian_Mitchell_(running_back)" title="Brian Mitchell (running back)">Brian Mitchell</a> (13).<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> In week 10 of the regular season, Hester caught four passes for 38 yards and a 19-yard touchdown against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>. Hester was given back his kick return duties, and returned two kicks for 100 yards including a run back of 68 yards. Hester also ran back two punts for 47 yards including a return of 42 yards. Two weeks later, Hester caught three balls for 86 yards from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a>, and returned a kick 46 yards in a 31–26 win against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>. On December 20 in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>, Hester scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a>. Later, Hester returned a <a href="/wiki/Chris_Kluwe" title="Chris Kluwe">Chris Kluwe</a> punt 64 yards for a touchdown, which set the all-time NFL record for combined kickoff and punt returns for touchdown with 14, passing <a href="/wiki/Brian_Mitchell_(running_back)" title="Brian Mitchell (running back)">Brian Mitchell</a>. It was the tenth punt return for touchdown of his career, tying <a href="/wiki/Eric_Metcalf" title="Eric Metcalf">Eric Metcalf</a>'s record for the most punt return touchdowns in a career.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a><a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> Hester finished the season with 40 receptions for 475 yards and four touchdowns. As a <a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">return specialist</a>, he amassed 564 yards on punt returns, while averaging 17.1 yards per return and scored three touchdowns. Hester was the third leading scorer, behind running back <a href="/wiki/Matt_Forte" title="Matt Forte">Matt Forte</a> and kicker <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a>. His accomplishments in the 2010 season earned him 2 NFC Special Teams Player of The Week Awards, a trip to the <a href="/wiki/2011_Pro_Bowl" title="2011 Pro Bowl">2011 Pro Bowl</a>, and a selection to the All-Pro Team.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> Hester was ranked 32nd best player in the League in a poll where active NFL players ranked their top 100 peers.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011_season">2011 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2011 season">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Devin_Hester_2011_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Devin_Hester_2011_2.jpg/220px-Devin_Hester_2011_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Devin_Hester_2011_2.jpg/330px-Devin_Hester_2011_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Devin_Hester_2011_2.jpg/440px-Devin_Hester_2011_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Hester receiving a punt in 2011</figcaption></figure> Prior to the <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011 season</a>, the NFL passed a new rule that moved kickoffs to the 35-yard line from the 30-yard line. The change was a result of a player safety initiative to reduce injuries during kick-offs.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> The rule change directly resulted in a higher number of touchbacks and fewer returns.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> Hester commented on the situation stating, "They got a couple touchbacks but you've still got guys bringing it out and at the end of the day that rule is pointless."<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> On October 2, 2011, Hester became the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a>'s all-time leader in punt return touchdowns with 11 when he returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown against the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> surpassing <a href="/wiki/Eric_Metcalf" title="Eric Metcalf">Eric Metcalf</a>'s record. On October 16, Hester returned a kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings. On November 13, Hester returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown against the Detroit Lions.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> He was ranked 48th by his fellow players on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2012" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2012">NFL Top 100 Players of 2012</a>.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012_season">2012 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2012 season">edit</a>]</div> On April 30, 2012, Bears offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tice" title="Mike Tice">Mike Tice</a> and general manager <a href="/wiki/Phil_Emery_(American_football)" title="Phil Emery (American football)">Phil Emery</a> announced that Hester's role would be reduced down to at least 4th-string, and Tice mentioned that the Bears would utilize Hester in a series of plays called the "Hester Package", instead of an every-down receiver.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> In the season, Hester caught 23 passes while only catching one touchdown, which occurred in Week 4 against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. He also failed to return a kick/punt for a touchdown and ranked 22nd in punt return average during 2012. After <a href="/wiki/Lovie_Smith" title="Lovie Smith">Lovie Smith</a>'s firing on December 31, Hester stated that he considered retirement, though he tweeted that his consideration was not related to Smith.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013_season">2013 season</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2013 season">edit</a>]</div> Hester exclusively saw playing time as a return specialist when <a href="/wiki/Marc_Trestman" title="Marc Trestman">Marc Trestman</a> became the Bears' head coach.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> In week two against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>, Hester broke the team record for most kickoff return yards in a game with 249.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> Four weeks later against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>, Hester passed <a href="/wiki/Glyn_Milburn" title="Glyn Milburn">Glyn Milburn</a> for the most all-time kickoff return yards in franchise history with 4,643 yards.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> Against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, Hester returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown for his 19th career return touchdown, tying <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a>' record.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> In addition to Hester's NFL records, he is also the leader in career punt returns (264) and punt return yards (3,241) among active players. Hester ended the 2013 season having averaged 27.7 kickoff return yards and 14.2 punt return yards,<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> while also leading the league in kickoff return yards with 1,442.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> Hester became a free agent on March 11, 2014. He released a statement on March 5, 2014, that the Bears did not intend to re-sign him. Hester thanked the Bears organization and fan base for their support throughout his time in Chicago.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Emery_(American_football)" title="Phil Emery (American football)">Phil Emery</a>, the Bears' general manager, commented on Hester's legacy, stating, "While Devin has redefined the pinnacle standard of the return position in the NFL, the memories and contributions he has given us cannot be measured by stats or numbers."<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atlanta_Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Atlanta Falcons">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Devin_Hester_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Devin_Hester_2014.jpg/220px-Devin_Hester_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Devin_Hester_2014.jpg/330px-Devin_Hester_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Devin_Hester_2014.jpg/440px-Devin_Hester_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="1288" /></a><figcaption>Hester with the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> in 2014</figcaption></figure> Hester signed a three-year contract with the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> on March 20, 2014.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> In his debut game with the Falcons, Hester caught five passes for 99 yards, helping lead the Falcons to a 37–34 Week 1 overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> During Week 3 against the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>, Hester brought back a 62-yard punt for his 20th career touchdown return, breaking the record for career non-offensive touchdowns he previously shared with Deion Sanders. Also in the same game, Hester recorded a rushing touchdown, forced fumble and fumble recovery.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> Hester was named the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Week for his accomplishments.<a href="#cite_note-c968-114">[114]</a> Hester concluded the season with 504 receiving yards from 38 receptions and led the NFL with 1,128 kick-off return yards.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> He was also selected to play in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Pro_Bowl" title="2015 Pro Bowl">2015 Pro Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> Hester missed a majority of the 2015 NFL season due to a <a href="/wiki/Turf_toe" class="mw-redirect" title="Turf toe">turf toe</a> injury.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> The Falcons activated him from the injury reserve for the final five games of the season, but only used Hester on special teams.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> He tallied 235 kick return yards and 34 punt return yards, but failed to record a touchdown. Hester underwent foot surgery in January 2016 to repair the toe injury he sustained earlier in the season.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> On July 26, Hester was released by the Falcons.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> Hester attributed his dismissal to the lingering toe-injury he sustained in the previous season. He voiced interest in continuing his career in the NFL for the 2016 season once he has fully recovered.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baltimore_Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Baltimore Ravens">edit</a>]</div> On September 4, 2016, Hester agreed to a one-year deal with the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>.<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a> Hester appeared in 12 games for the Ravens, where he was used exclusively as a return specialist. He recorded 180 punt return yards and 466 kick return yards but failed to return a touchdown during the 2016 season.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> The Ravens released Hester on December 13.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Seattle Seahawks">edit</a>]</div> Hester signed with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> on January 3, 2017.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> He debuted for the Seahawks in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NFL_playoffs" title="2016–17 NFL playoffs">2016–17 playoffs</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>.<a href="#cite_note-playoff2017-126">[126]</a> Hester returned one kickoff for 20 yards and one punt for five yards against the Detroit Lions.<a href="#cite_note-playoff2017-126">[126]</a> During the Divisional Round, he returned five kickoffs for 194 yards, including 78- and 50-yard run backs against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-playoff2017-126">[126]</a> The Falcons defeated the Seahawks, 36–20. Hester announced his intentions to retire from professional football after the game.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement_and_legacy">Retirement and legacy</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Retirement and legacy">edit</a>]</div> On December 12, 2017, Hester officially announced his retirement from the NFL.<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> honored both Hester and former teammate <a href="/wiki/Matt_Forte" title="Matt Forte">Matt Forte</a> on April 23, 2018, during a press conference at <a href="/wiki/Halas_Hall" title="Halas Hall">Halas Hall</a>. The two players signed ceremonial one-day contracts to retire as members of the Bears.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> He amassed over 10,000 career yards returning punts and kickoffs, an NFL-record 20 touchdown returns, and four <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> selections over his 11-season career.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> He is regarded as one of the greatest <a href="/wiki/Return_specialists" class="mw-redirect" title="Return specialists">return specialists</a> in NFL history.<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Toub" title="Dave Toub">Dave Toub</a>, Hester's former special teams coordinator, noted Hester left a lasting impression in the NFL, shaping the way teams approached special teams and the value they placed on return specialists.<a href="#cite_note-toub-134">[134]</a> He believed Hester's success led other teams to invest draft capital in return specialists, hoping to replicate the impact Hester had on the Bears.<a href="#cite_note-toub-134">[134]</a> He also added other teams shifted their approach by prioritizing players who excelled in covering kicks and punts rather than retaining backups who made limited contributions to special teams.<a href="#cite_note-toub-134">[134]</a> On September 22, 2021, Hester was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in his first year of eligibility,<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> though he was not inducted.<a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> On February 8, 2024, in his third year of eligibility, Hester was selected for induction,<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> becoming the first return specialist to make the Hall of Fame.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e0cef2; width:3em;"> </td> <td>NFL record </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bold </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Regular season">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="5">Receiving </th> <th colspan="5">Rushing </th> <th colspan="5">Kick returns </th> <th colspan="5">Punt returns </th> <th colspan="2">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Rec</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Ret</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Ret</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Fum</th> <th>Lost </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>20</td> <td>528</td> <td>26.4</td> <td>96T</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">47</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">600</td> <td>12.8</td> <td>84T</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">3</td> <td>8</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2007 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>20</td> <td>299</td> <td>15.0</td> <td>81T</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>−10</td> <td>−1.4</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>43</td> <td>934</td> <td>21.7</td> <td>97T</td> <td>2</td> <td>42</td> <td>651</td> <td>15.5</td> <td>89T</td> <td style="background:#e0cef2;">4</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2008 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>8</td> <td>51</td> <td>665</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>65T</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>61</td> <td>10.2</td> <td>20</td> <td>0</td> <td>31</td> <td>679</td> <td>21.9</td> <td>51</td> <td>0</td> <td>32</td> <td>198</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>25</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2009_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2009 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>12</td> <td>57</td> <td>757</td> <td>13.3</td> <td>48</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>−1</td> <td>−0.2</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>156</td> <td>22.3</td> <td>44</td> <td>0</td> <td>24</td> <td>187</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>33</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2010 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>40</td> <td>475</td> <td>11.9</td> <td>39</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>30</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>427</td> <td>35.6</td> <td>79</td> <td>0</td> <td>33</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">564</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">17.1</td> <td>89T</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2011 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>8</td> <td>26</td> <td>369</td> <td>14.2</td> <td>53</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>−6</td> <td>−6.0</td> <td>−6</td> <td>0</td> <td>33</td> <td>723</td> <td>21.9</td> <td>98T</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">1</td> <td>28</td> <td>454</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">16.2</td> <td>82T</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2012 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>23</td> <td>242</td> <td>10.5</td> <td>39</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>24</td> <td>621</td> <td>25.9</td> <td>40</td> <td>0</td> <td>40</td> <td>331</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>44</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2013_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2013 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">52</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">1,436</td> <td>27.6</td> <td>80</td> <td>0</td> <td>18</td> <td>256</td> <td>14.2</td> <td>81T</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2014 Atlanta Falcons season">ATL</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>38</td> <td>504</td> <td>13.3</td> <td>46</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>36</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>20T</td> <td>1</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">45</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">1,128</td> <td>25.1</td> <td>66</td> <td>0</td> <td>18</td> <td>240</td> <td>13.3</td> <td>68</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2015_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2015 Atlanta Falcons season">ATL</a> </th> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>9</td> <td>235</td> <td>26.1</td> <td>35</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>34</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2016_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2016 Baltimore Ravens season">BAL</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>19</td> <td>466</td> <td>24.5</td> <td>60</td> <td>0</td> <td>25</td> <td>180</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>28</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career</th> <th>156</th> <th>47</th> <th>255</th> <th>3,311</th> <th>13.0</th> <th>81T</th> <th>16</th> <th>36</th> <th>116</th> <th>3.2</th> <th>20T</th> <th>1</th> <th>295</th> <th>7,333</th> <th>24.9</th> <th>98T</th> <th>5</th> <th>315</th> <th>3,695</th> <th>11.7</th> <th>89T</th> <th style="background:#e0cef2;">14</th> <th>41</th> <th>9 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postseason">Postseason</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Postseason">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="5">Receiving </th> <th colspan="5">Rushing </th> <th colspan="5">Kick returns </th> <th colspan="5">Punt returns </th> <th colspan="2">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Rec</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Ret</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Ret</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Fum</th> <th>Lost </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NFL_playoffs" title="2006–07 NFL playoffs">2006</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>7</td> <td>184</td> <td>26.3</td> <td>92T</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>32</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NFL_playoffs" title="2010–11 NFL playoffs">2010</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2010 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>2</td> <td>30</td> <td>15.0</td> <td>24</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>46</td> <td>9.2</td> <td>26</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NFL_playoffs" title="2016–17 NFL playoffs">2016</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2016_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2016 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>6</td> <td>214</td> <td>35.7</td> <td>78</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career</th> <th>7</th> <th>2</th> <th>2</th> <th>4</th> <th>2.0</th> <th>6</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0.0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>15</th> <th>428</th> <th>28.5</th> <th>92T</th> <th>1</th> <th>13</th> <th>83</th> <th>6.4</th> <th>26</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0 </th></tr></tbody></table> Hester also returned a missed field goal 108 yards for a touchdown in a 2006 game against the New York Giants, and thus has 6 total TD for that season. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_records">NFL records</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: NFL records">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Combined special teams return <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdowns</a>, career: 20 (14 punts, 5 kickoffs, 1 missed field goal)</li> <li>Most non-offensive touchdowns, career: 20</li> <li>Most kickoff and punt return touchdowns, career: 19</li> <li>Punt return touchdowns, career: 14</li> <li>Punt return touchdowns, season: 4 (<a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a>)</li> <li>Kickoff return touchdowns, game: 2 (Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams, December 11, 2006) <ul><li>tied with many other players</li></ul></li> <li>Combined return touchdowns, season: 6 (<a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a>) (4 punts, 2 kickoffs)</li> <li>Combined return touchdowns, rookie, season: 5 (<a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a>) (3 punts, 2 kickoffs)</li> <li>Combined return touchdowns, game: 2, twice <ul><li>2, Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams, December 11, 2006 (2 kickoffs)</li> <li>2, Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos, November 25, 2007 (1 punt, 1 kickoff)</li></ul></li> <li>Non-offensive touchdowns, season: 6, twice <ul><li>6, <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a> (3 punts, 2 kickoffs, 1 missed field goal)</li> <li>6, <a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a> (4 punts, 2 kickoffs)</li></ul></li> <li>Fastest Touchdown in Super Bowl history: 14 seconds</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Bears_franchise_records">Chicago Bears franchise records</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Chicago Bears franchise records">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Most punt returns, lifetime: 264</li> <li>Most punt return yards, lifetime: 3,241 yards<a href="#cite_note-devh-records-139">[139]</a></li> <li>Most punt return yards, season: 651 yards (2007)</li> <li>Most punt return yards, game: 152 yards, at <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a>, October 16, 2006<a href="#cite_note-devh-records-139">[139]</a></li> <li>Highest average, yards per punt return, season [min. 15 returns]: 17.1 (2010) <ul><li>Hester returned 33 punts for 564 yards.</li></ul></li> <li>Highest average, yards per punt return, game [min. 3 returns]: 40.7, vs. <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>, November 13, 2011 <ul><li>Hester returned 3 punts for 122 yards.</li></ul></li> <li>Most punt return touchdowns, lifetime: 13</li> <li>Most punt return touchdowns, season: 4</li> <li>Most punt return touchdowns, game: 1 <ul><li>Achieved several times and tied with many players</li></ul></li> <li>Most punt return fair catches, lifetime: 79</li> <li>Most kickoff returns, lifetime: 222</li> <li>Most kickoff return yards, lifetime: 5,510 yards</li> <li>Most kickoff return yards, game: 249 yards, vs. <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>, September 15, 2013</li> <li>Highest average, yards per kickoff return, game [min. 3 returns]: 56.3, at <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>, December 11, 2006 <ul><li>Hester returned 4 kickoffs for 225 yards.</li></ul></li> <li>Most kickoff return touchdowns, game: 2, at St. Louis Rams, December 11, 2006</li> <li>Most combined return yards, lifetime: 8,751 yards (p-3,241, k-5,510)<a href="#cite_note-devh-records-139">[139]</a></li> <li>Most combined return yards, game: 314 yards, at Detroit Lions, September 30, 2007 (p-95, k-219)</li> <li>Most combined return touchdowns, lifetime: 18 (p-13, k-5)</li> <li>Most combined return touchdowns, season: 6 in 2007 (p-4, k-2)</li> <li>Most combined return touchdowns, game: 2, twice <ul><li>2, at St. Louis Rams, December 11, 2006 (2 kickoffs)</li> <li>2, vs. Denver Broncos, November 25, 2007 (1 punt, 1 kickoff)</li></ul></li> <li>Longest play: 108 yards, at <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>, November 12, 2006<a href="#cite_note-devh-records-139">[139]</a> <ul><li>tied with <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Vasher" title="Nathan Vasher">Nathan Vasher</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> Hester was in a relationship with <a href="/wiki/Tamara_James" title="Tamara James">Tamara James</a>, a women's basketball player he met at the University of Miami. James played professionally for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Washington Mystics</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a>. Their engagement was later called off.<a href="#cite_note-Hester_Pilot-9">[9]</a> Later, Hester married Zingha Walcott, an elementary school teacher, in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-cb-140">[140]</a> They have three sons and live in <a href="/wiki/Windermere,_Florida" title="Windermere, Florida">Windermere, Florida</a>.<a href="#cite_note-cb-140">[140]</a> Hester's family lives in Florida and was struck by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma" title="Hurricane Wilma">Hurricane Wilma</a> in 2005. Hester has assisted his family financially in helping them rebuild their home.<a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> His brother Lenorris Jr., lived with Hester during his tenure with the Bears.<a href="#cite_note-cb-140">[140]</a> Raised in a <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christian</a> household, Hester brought a <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> to every game he played.<a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a> Hester is also cousins with <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hester" title="Aaron Hester">Aaron Hester</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Eskimos" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton Eskimos">Edmonton Eskimos</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a>.<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a> Hester's successful rookie year drew him much publicity and popularity. After his record-breaking performance against the Rams, Hester was offered marketing opportunities from <a href="/wiki/Nike_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Nike Inc.">Nike</a>, soft drink, and cell phone companies.<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> There was also a surge in the demand for Hester's jerseys within the Chicago area sporting stores.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> Hester was invited to throw the ceremonial opening pitch and sing "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game" title="Take Me Out to the Ball Game">Take Me Out to the Ball Game</a>" at the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>' <a href="/wiki/2007_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2007 Chicago Cubs season">2007</a> home opener.<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> Along with teammates <a href="/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Harris" title="Tommie Harris">Tommie Harris</a>, Hester appeared on the February 2007 issue of <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_for_Kids" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Illustrated for Kids">Sports Illustrated for Kids</a>. Hester's perfect 100 speed rating in <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a>' <a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_08" title="Madden NFL 08">Madden NFL 08</a> made him the fastest player in the game's history.<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> Hester also appeared in a promotional video for the game.<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> He appeared in commercials for <a href="/wiki/Under_Armour" title="Under Armour">Under Armour</a> in 2008 and 2009.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> In 2013, Hester outran a <a href="/wiki/Cheetah" title="Cheetah">cheetah</a> in a race sponsored by <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Society" title="National Geographic Society">National Geographic</a> at <a href="/wiki/Busch_Gardens_Tampa" class="mw-redirect" title="Busch Gardens Tampa">Busch Gardens Tampa</a>. The competition consisted of Hester running back and forth on a straight track to simulate laps, while the cheetah ran in a similar but separate track.<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> In 2013, Hester founded the Anytime 23 Empowerment Center Inc., a non-profit organization that serves as a positive, nurturing and safe environment for kids ages 6–18.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> The organization was later renamed to "Devin Hester Foundation".<a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Devin_Hester&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Degan-2018-1"><a href="#cite_ref-Degan-2018_1-0">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMiller_Degan2018" class="citation news cs1">Miller Degan, Susan (April 19, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article209246464.html">"Devin Hester, Frank Gore and Larry Coker unite at UM Sports Hall of Fame induction"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Miami_Herald" title="Miami Herald">Miami Herald</a>. 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Smith</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/George_Taliaferro" title="George Taliaferro">Taliaferro</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Young" title="Buddy Young">Young</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Woodley_Lewis" title="Woodley Lewis">W. Lewis</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Woodley_Lewis" title="Woodley Lewis">W. Lewis</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Sid_Watson" title="Sid Watson">Watson</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Al_Carmichael" title="Al Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Al_Carmichael" title="Al Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Sears" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Sears">Sears</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Lyles" title="Lenny Lyles">Lyles</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Dean" title="Ted Dean">Dean</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Brown_(actor)" title="Timothy Brown (actor)">T. Brown</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Abe_Woodson" title="Abe Woodson">Woodson</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Brown_(actor)" title="Timothy Brown (actor)">T. Brown</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Kermit_Alexander" title="Kermit Alexander">Alexander</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Smith_(defensive_back)" title="Ron Smith (defensive back)">R. Smith</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Smith_(defensive_back)" title="Ron Smith (defensive back)">R. Smith</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Latourette" title="Chuck Latourette">Latourette</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Morris" title="Mercury Morris">Morris</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Haymond" title="Alvin Haymond">Haymond</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Hampton" title="Dave Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Margene_Adkins" title="Margene Adkins">Adkins</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Mack_Herron" title="Mack Herron">Herron</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piccone" title="Lou Piccone">Piccone</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Larry Jones (wide receiver)">Jones</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Shelby" title="Willie Shelby">Shelby</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Harper" title="Bruce Harper">Harper</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Harper" title="Bruce Harper">Harper</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Harper" title="Bruce Harper">Harper</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Payton" title="Eddie Payton">Payton</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Stump_Mitchell" title="Stump Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/James_Brooks_(American_football)" title="James Brooks (American football)">Brooks</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Dixon" title="Zachary Dixon">Z. Dixon</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Lionel_James" title="Lionel James">James</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Buster_Rhymes" title="Buster Rhymes">Rhymes</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Herman_Hunter" title="Herman Hunter">Hunter</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tim_McGee" title="Tim McGee">McGee</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Palmer_(American_football)" title="Paul Palmer (American football)">Palmer</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. D. Brown</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/James_Dixon_(American_football)" title="James Dixon (American football)">J. Dixon</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Metcalf" title="Eric Metcalf">Metcalf</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Gray_(return_specialist)" title="Mel Gray (return specialist)">Gray</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Sanders</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Verdin" title="Clarence Verdin">Verdin</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hughes" title="Tyrone Hughes">Hughes</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hughes" title="Tyrone Hughes">Hughes</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hughes" title="Tyrone Hughes">Hughes</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Williams_(wide_receiver,_born_1971)" title="Kevin Williams (wide receiver, born 1971)">Williams</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Glyn_Milburn" title="Glyn Milburn">Milburn</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Brock_Marion" title="Brock Marion">Marion</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/MarTay_Jenkins" title="MarTay Jenkins">M. Jenkins</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Ronney_Jenkins" title="Ronney Jenkins">R. Jenkins</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Lewis_(wide_receiver)" title="Michael Lewis (wide receiver)">M. Lewis</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Scobey" title="Josh Scobey">Scobey</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dante_Hall" title="Dante Hall">Hall</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carr_(American_football)" title="Chris Carr (American football)">Carr</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carr_(American_football)" title="Chris Carr (American football)">Carr</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cribbs" title="Josh Cribbs">Cribbs</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Josh Wilson (American football)">J. Wilson</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Amendola" title="Danny Amendola">Amendola</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/LaRod_Stephens-Howling" title="LaRod Stephens-Howling">Stephens-Howling</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Banks" title="Brandon Banks">Banks</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/David_Wilson_(running_back)" title="David Wilson (running back)">D. Wilson</a></li> <li>2013: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hester</a></li> <li>2014: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hester</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ameer_Abdullah" title="Ameer Abdullah">Abdullah</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Erickson" title="Alex Erickson">Erickson</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Lockett" title="Tyler Lockett">Lockett</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Roberts_(American_football)" title="Andre Roberts (American football)">Roberts</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Cordarrelle_Patterson" title="Cordarrelle Patterson">Patterson</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Cordarrelle_Patterson" title="Cordarrelle Patterson">Patterson</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Roberts_(American_football)" title="Andre Roberts (American football)">Roberts</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Keisean_Nixon" title="Keisean Nixon">Nixon</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Keisean_Nixon" title="Keisean Nixon">Nixon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders" title="Template:NFL annual punt return yards leaders"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders" title="Template talk:NFL annual punt return yards leaders"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NFL annual punt return yards leaders"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_punt_return_yards_leaders" title="List of NFL annual punt return yards leaders">NFL annual punt return yards leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinkwich" title="Frank Sinkwich">Sinkwich</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Davis_(American_football,_born_1914)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Davis (American football, born 1914) (page does not exist)">Davis</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bagarus" title="Steve Bagarus">Bagarus</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Slater" title="Walt Slater">Slater</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_Smith" title="Vitamin Smith">V. Smith</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Grimes" title="Billy Grimes">Grimes</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Woodley_Lewis" title="Woodley Lewis">W. Lewis</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Veryl_Switzer" title="Veryl Switzer">Switzer</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Taseff" title="Carl Taseff">Taseff</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Zagers" title="Bert Zagers">Zagers</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Arnett" title="Jon Arnett">Arnett</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Stacy" title="Billy Stacy">Stacy</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Abe_Woodson" title="Abe Woodson">Woodson</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sample" title="Johnny Sample">Sample</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Studstill" title="Pat Studstill">Studstill</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watkins_(American_football)" title="Tom Watkins (American football)">Watkins</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Claude_%22Hoot%22_Gibson" title="Claude "Hoot" Gibson">Gibson</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Haymond" title="Alvin Haymond">Haymond</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Haymond" title="Alvin Haymond">Haymond</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Latourette" title="Chuck Latourette">Latourette</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Haymond" title="Alvin Haymond">Haymond</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Bruce Taylor (American football)">B. Taylor</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Scott" title="Jake Scott">Scott</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Laird_(American_football)" title="Bruce Laird (American football)">Laird</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Bill Thompson (American football)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Neal_Colzie" title="Neal Colzie">Colzie</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Brown_(safety)" title="Eddie Brown (safety)">E. Brown</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Upchurch" title="Rick Upchurch">Upchurch</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Wallace" title="Jackie Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/J._T._Smith_(American_football)" title="J. T. Smith (American football)">J. Smith</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/J._T._Smith_(American_football)" title="J. T. Smith (American football)">J. Smith</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Irvin" title="LeRoy Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Leon_Bright" title="Leon Bright">Bright</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Pruitt" title="Greg Pruitt">Pruitt</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Lipps" title="Louis Lipps">Lipps</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Fulton_Walker" title="Fulton Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Vai_Sikahema" title="Vai Sikahema">Sikahema</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Vai_Sikahema" title="Vai Sikahema">Sikahema</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(American_football)" title="John Taylor (American football)">J. Taylor</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Meggett" title="Dave Meggett">Meggett</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Meggett" title="Dave Meggett">Meggett</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Mitchell_(running_back)" title="Brian Mitchell (running back)">Mitchell</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Martin_(American_football)" title="Kelvin Martin (American football)">Martin</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hughes" title="Tyrone Hughes">Hughes</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. 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Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Driscoll" title="Paddy Driscoll">Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Friedman" title="Benny Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Herber" title="Arnie Herber">Herber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">J. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin" title="Norm Van Brocklin">Van Brocklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Waterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">S. Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Running backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">M. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Battles" title="Cliff Battles">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Canadeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Csonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">T. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Dorsett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Guyon" title="Joe Guyon">Guyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">F. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Motley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Nagurski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" title="Ernie Nevers">Nevers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Pollard" title="Fritz Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">B. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">E. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers / ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Coryell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Dungy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Ewbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Gillman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">Madden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greasy_Neale" title="Greasy Neale">Neale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Parcells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Shula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Stram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Vermeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Beathard" title="Bobby Beathard">Beathard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Be. 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Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">A. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nunn_(American_football)" title="Bill Nunn (American football)">Nunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Polian" title="Bill Polian">Polian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorty_Ray" title="Shorty Ray">Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Reeves_(American_football_executive)" title="Dan Reeves (American football executive)">Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">A. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. Rooney">D. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Rozelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sabol" title="Ed Sabol">E. Sabol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">S. 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