Deadspin: Devin Hester

Football In The Dark Is An Illuminating Thing

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:47:49 EST

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. More »

The Wonderful Miracle Of Mass Confusion On The Football Field

Dan Kois — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:55:26 EST

Teams Should Probably Stop Punting To Devin Hester

Conor Hastings — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:57:38 EST

The Detroit Lions brought in a new punter this week and apparently no one gave him the memo that Devin Hester is really good at returning punts. Robert Malone made the mistake of kicking it in Hester's vicinity and, well, you can see what happens from there. More »

Remembering The Best Punt Return That Never Officially Happened

Jack Dickey — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:35:15 EDT

Bears wide receiver/returner Devin Hester—as Drew explained Monday—is the human highlight reel that opponents have to kick to. He gave us a splendid return on Sunday night. But perhaps his best play of the season came on a play when he never touched the ball, on a play that never happened, as far as the NFL's records go. More »

Devin Hester Was "Basically Attacked" With A Sucker Slap At A Casino Last Week

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:40:30 EDT

You know who would probably be a bad person to slap in the back of the head in public? An NFL player. Specifically, an NFL player who is considered one of the fastest men in the sport and who can probably chase you down even if you're speeding away in a Rascal. More »

Why You Have To Kick To Devin Hester

Drew Magary — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:45:25 EDT

Devin Hester Wrote 436 Words About His Son

Brian Hickey — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:00:00 EDT

Don't let anybody tell you magazines don't contribute to the greater good. Take Chicago Parent, for example, wherein Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears debuts his literary skillz in April. Check it: More »

The NFL Wants Less Devin Hester In Your Life

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:05:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Hester hates the league's new kickoff rules. More »

Devin Hester Is New Monthly Daddy Columnist For Chicago Parent

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:05:00 EST

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"Hangin' with Devin" will debut in April. Hopefully, New York Parent will let Antonio Cromartie begin his own column titled "Hangin' With Jurzie, Alonzo, Caris, Antonio, Jr., Tyler, Leilani, London, Daughter, and Whatsherface?" soon. [Chicago Parent] More »

Shut Up And Stop Being Humble, Devin Hester

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:05:00 EST

After breaking the NFL record for return touchdowns, Hester took the podium and before any questions were even asked, emotionally thanked his coaches and teammates. I know he's got to do it, but c'mon. He's earned the right to brag. More »

Devin Hester Hasn't Heard About Sea World Yet

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:30:00 EST

Not that an athlete forgetting to watch the 10 o'clock news is newsworthy in and of itself, but Devin Hester's blissful unawareness of yesterday's Sea World happening is delightful in its own strange way. More »

Full Moon Over Chicago

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:36:36 EST

Considering the flood of emails, you people are all about Devin Hester's ass. I'm not here to judge, so we present it in all its glory after the jump. More »

Devin Hester Is Virtually Fast

Leitch — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:45:58 EDT

If you're like us — and Lord help you if you are — much of the summer is spent counting down the days until the new version of Madden is released. (This year, the Buzzsaw is gonna be good! Leinart to Boldin ... Buzzsaw!) Even though the NFL Draft still hasn't happened, they've already released some player ratings, and it turns out that Bears return man Devin Hester notched the first-ever 100 rating for speed. He's pretty happy about it. More »

A Night For Loud Bears Fans And Silent Rams Ones

Leitch — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:00:44 EST

We spent a year and a half of our lives in St. Louis and went to two NFL games. The first was in 1998, when Tony Banks was the quarterback. You can imagine what happened then. The second time was in 1999, when Kurt Warner threw five touchdown passes on our 24th birthday to smash the then-vexing San Francisco 49ers. What was notable about each game — individually — was how quiet it was. Even during the insane 1999 season, we never got the feeling that the then-TWA Dome was a venue fit for much more than monster truck races. It could get loud, but in an antiseptic, sepia-toned way. More »