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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Even before three-time Pro Bowl return man Devin Hester left last Sunday's game in the first half due to a concussion, the Chicago Bears already had decided to go in a different direction on kickoff return. When the club ret...

With punt and kick returns for touchdowns in October, Chicago Bears return man Devin Hester was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month on Thursday. Hester returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 2, and a...

NEW ORLEANS -- As we noted last week, the NFL's proposed changes to kickoff rules would make a dramatic impact on the NFC North. Not only could it neutralize some elite return men, from Devin Hester and Danieal Manning of the Chicago Bears to Stefan ...

Deion Sanders said Chicago Bears return specialist Devin Hester is a hall of famer.

Among the late-developing storylines of Week 1 has been the identities of NFC North kickoff and punt returners. Few of our teams have established players in those roles, and one of them -- the Minnesota Vikings -- traded away their top option last we...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- If there was ever an NFL player who has earned a mid-contract upgrade, it's Devin Hester. It's as if the Chicago Bears' return man operates on a level all his own. "We're all in agreement on De...