"Devin Hester, you are ridiculous!" FULL 2006 & 2007 Season Highlights
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0:00 2006 Week 1 vs. GB
1:03 Week 2 vs. DET
1:18 Week 4 vs. SEA
1:37 Week 5 vs. BUF
2:08 Week 6 vs. ARI
3:40 Week 8 vs. SF
3:58 Week 10 vs. NYG
4:45 Week 12 vs. NE
5:01 Week 13 vs. MIN
6:15 Week 14 vs. STL
8:30 Week 15 vs. TB
9:29 Week 16 vs. DET
10:08 Week 17 vs. GB
10:20 Divisional vs. SEA
11:18 NFC Championship vs. NO
11:45 Super Bowl XLI vs. IND
14:12 2007 Pro Bowl
16:09 2007 Week 1 vs. SD
16:22 Week 2 vs. KC
18:15 Week 3 vs. DAL
18:29 Week 4 vs. DET
20:31 Week 5 vs. GB
20:56 Week 6 vs. MIN
22:35 Week 7 vs. PHI
23:08 Week 8 vs. DET
23:59 Week 10 vs. OAK
24:26 Week 11 vs. SEA
25:22 Week 12 vs. DEN
26:56 Week 14 vs. WAS
27:47 Week 15 vs. MIN
28:36 Week 17 vs. NO
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Devin Hester needs to be in the hof asap I know the main problem he's gonna continue to have is because he was primarily a specialist but the things he did were once in a generation his records will never be broken hof put this man in canton now
Dude changed the game at KR and PR, his stats would be even more insane but teams just refused to kick to him after a while
But I thought people that’s in the Hall of Fame whether you have a Super Bowl ring or not post to be special players or game changers thought hester was a game changer
he’s the greatest returner . should be in the hof
I feel it's not fair honestly game changing is an understatement like you said he forever changed the position that alone needs to be immortalized
Tbh, I don't think he'll have a problem. He made the final 15 in his first year on the ballot I believe if I'm not mistaken. I've followed the HOF politics for years, Troy. Getting that far that fast is practically a guarantee for eventual induction. The voters aren't denying his impact or are being prejudiced against his position like some tools I know (who thank God don't have HOF ballots). Hester is the perfect benchmark to put in at that position because unless someone can match him, they don't deserve induction as a pure return man.
People talk about his speed all the time and just how fast he was, but his vision was definitely his most lethal attribute. The dude had an uncanny ability to hit the right hole at the right time.
Yea that super bowl return is a prime example
Yeah he had ridiculous speed but he was always under control which is the most impressive part. He could juke you then accelerate past everyone lol
He outrun his blockers
The pro bowl return was insane too; even tho I know the guys are just fackin around in that game, it was still remarkable how he is able to find the correct lanes to run through and as you said precisely at also the correct time. The man wasn’t even an athlete at that point, he is a straight up artist!
Just have to see things open up before it happens.
You don't have to be a Bears fan to have loved watching Devin Hester. An absolute legend.
Until Lovie Smith ruined Hestor by trying to make him into a receiver.
@@henryc1000 - Always a legend. no "until". Second, the bears were so deperate when they did that. Nothing wrong with trying to use him on the Jet Sweep and on slot/bubble screens and so forth. Just get fast guy in space and let him make plays.
@@henryc1000You are absolutely correct !!! 100 agreed . If Hester is not a HOF it will be a Shame !!!!
that Super Bowl XLI opening return is definitely one to remember
Same year in the National Championship in College Football Ohio State Ted Ginn Jr returned the opener as well. I remember when Devin Hester ran his I was like what are the odds college and NFL championships would return the opener
Almost got walked down by #43
@@elijahreilly9247 You ain't never in your life seen Hester get "walked down" stop cappin 😆
43 had some wheels though!
@@elijahreilly9247 Hester slowed down...
Only guy to score a touchdown on the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl.
Facts a trilli, anotha record nobody has eclipsed...
I remember they gave him 100 Speed in Madden!
I traded for him in madden and turned him into the goat WR.
Season mode first pick.
Heck yea lol
Yup he was the only player in madden to have 100 overall GO BEARS 🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙
I think it was in Madden 08 if you picked the Bears and caught the ball with Hester nearly every time you had a chance to return it
When you’re the best at your position and change the game, you belong in the Hall of fame. It’s ridiculous he didn’t get first ballot.
If TO couldn't get in on the first ballot then its really not that ridiculous that Hester wouldn't get first ballot.
@@stinkyboy101 Hester changed the game at HIS position.
@@brandonjohnson3558 Yeah I’m pretty well aware of that. It’s still not ridiculous that he’s not a first ballot hall of famer when there’s such a long list of players that should be in there. He definitely should make it in still it just might take some time, the fact that he’s still a relevant player in people’s eyes helps him out a lot.
@@stinkyboy101TO should of got in first ballot also
@@stinkyboy101it is ridiculous. Those other payers aren't in for other issues. Not their play. Devin Hester was a FREAK & the best person ever off the field. It's ridiculous
Hester and that defense carried them to the Superbowl. Amazing player. He deserves to be in the HOF wearing a gold jacket
You aint wrong it definitely wasn't Rex Grossman
#1 offense in the NFL that season.
@@richardgutierrez26 And yet the Bears had the best offense in the league that year.
@@bjchit it was because of that running game with Matt Forte not Rex Grossmans 23tds to 20ints with less than 200 yards a game passing thats for sure
@@richardgutierrez26 Matt Forte was still in Tulane in 2006, Thomas Jones was the starting running back, and he was barely above average, Rex averaged 199.6 yards, and part of that was because he was being pulled from so many games with 5 touchdown leads. Anything else you want to be wrong about?
As a packer fan, put him in the Hall. Screw the credentials and all that jazz. This guy was the last of a dying breed. The last great kick/punt returner. Special Teams feared him. He changed momentum and outcomes of games. We packer fans had to deal with it twice a year! Lol
Credentials? Dude holds an all time record 😂😂😂 people in Milwaukee are dopey af
After his first return as a professional, it was nothing but academic from there. He’s been and always will be my personal favorite returner of all time
I believe his first punt return in the bears first full contact practice he took it to the house too
Devon Hester, Dante Hall and Josh Cribbs were just a few returners that I always liked to watch.
Absolutely... Dante hall is legendary, Devin Hester is Unmatched & Josh Cribs was Absolutely Amazing
Am i the only one that realizes how good the 06 Bears really were after seeing some of those games??
To bad Grossman used to scramble holding the ball away from his body to get knocked away. Then those interceptions. One or the other. Haha Peanut Tillman, Brian Urlacher, Devin Hester... I love Da Bears
06 Bears would be talked about as one of the best teams of all time if they had a competent QB.
Caught over 250 passes. For alittle over 3300 yards and 16 touchdowns too. Rushed for another touchdown. Ended up with over 14 thousand all purpose yards. Seems he has hall of fame numbers.
Hester has the record for most return touchdowns. Imagine how many more he would have if it wasn't for those flags
U see Tillman sit that linemen on his ass @4:13
@@novictimhere2205I'm sure he's glad he was turned to Reciever thts the goal aftwr all. You just get stuck at pr or kr
exactly n theres so many kickoffs and punts where other teams punted away from him
He was not only the greatest returner of all time he's the only player I can think of who played special teams, offense, and defense.
There was once this guy named Deion…
Julian Edelman
@@elijahelliot93 Edelman played defense?
@@rudimwongozi2169 yea he played corner one game lol did good if I remember correctly
You gotta be in your 20's or younger making a statement like that 😂😂😂 did you know Deion in 96 for the 1st 5 games was the starter at WR & CB
The SuperBowl kickoff returned for a touchdown was thrilling! Has got to be the most exciting play "other than game ending plays" in history of the SuperBowl. There was so much hype over would the Colts kick to him or not. The stadium exploded with excitement! Will never forget that play.
The greatest return man of all time. Don’t know how the hell he isn’t a 1’st ballot hall of famer.
Bc other teams fans don’t realize how good he was and they look at simple stats like casuals and they think he wasn’t doing well Even though teams literally kicked it out of bounds to avoid him 😭😭
I second that. He is the greatest return man of all-time. And I don’t think anyone is even close to him. He did it for so long not just for 1 or 2 seasons but consistently getting big returns and tds.
@@snoozy7467 the fans aren't the ones keeping him out of the Hall of Fame. It's the boomers with the hall of fame votes keeping him out.
@@BrattyNerdGirl gotta love the voters 😭
@@snoozy7467 MLB has the same problem. You'll never convince me that Bonds, Sosa, McGwire or Clemens wouldn't have put up hall of fame numbers without steriods and if that's the case they should be in.
The fact he wasn't Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility is criminal. Greatest KR of all time
Bro put this man in the Hall of Fame already. Greatest returner of all time.
You can't tell the story of the NFL without Devin Hester. The man belongs in the Hall of Fame.
Two guys who did great work blocking for Hester: Hunter Hillenmeyer Brendan Ayabeynjo Esp Brendan, he was a demon on all Bear ST units
Ayanbadejo was awesome on Special Teams. When you have a returner like that, all the blockers would get amped to help him. Overzealously occasionally.
@@master_zar no doubt. And for the "Is Hester a HOFer?" Look at the state of the return game in the league now. They've basically legislated kickoff returns into extinction but punts? How many punt returns do you see go for TDs? Is there any returner that makes the coverage teams extremely nervous? For sure there's no guy that if a fan is ready to go to the bathroom you'll stop to see the result of the return. Now the state of kicking -punting & field goals- has improved dramatically over last 10/15 years, but there's no doubt Devin is a HOFer. Igor says hello to your doggie and give him/her an extra treat plz.🐕🏈❤️
@@igorslocks I completely agree. The other team had to actually make plans for him each week. And same to Igor from Odin! He’s about to go outside briefly with this awful cold weather so he’ll definitely get a couple when he gets back inside. -10 F isn’t his favorite weather lol
Anyone who has played football will tell you how difficult it is to return a kick for a TD let alone 15 or more yards. Hester made one of the most difficult things to do in Football look EASY!!!
The thing that made Devin Hester so special was because he never had any wasted movements. It was one move, maybe two and then get he’d get straight upfield, he never wasted any steps by going laterally and if he did go laterally it was to step up the defenders so he get north and south again. So many returners now don’t know how to set up their blocks the way Devin Hester would be able to, he had an uncanny ability to do that like no other that we’ve never seen at the position before and because of the he deserves to be in the Hall.
When you guaranteed your team good field position. You deserve to be a HOFr
Devin Hester is the GOAT of kick return touchdowns and punt return touchdowns! He is ridiculous when he is unstoppable and impossible to tackle when he runs the ball in the open field!
I will always cherish the fact that I as a die-hard Bears fan got to witness the absolute insanity this man brought to the return game. Rules literally had to be altered because of his domination LOL.
29 mins of sheer beauty. Thanks @NFL Throwback for posting this 😍
Favorite player of all time greatest returner of all time can’t wait for him to be in the hall
I'm incredibly privileged to have been at that game against Denver in 07, but a little sad that the returns were away from the side I was sitting at.
I was at that game, too.
I’ve seen five of these in person and there’s never been such an electric moment in all of sports. He is one of the all time great Bears and that’s saying something for such a storied franchise. 🐻⬇️
The Windy City Flyer Anytime He is ridiculous and he has done it all Opening Day Return TD ✅ Game winner on MNf ✅ 2 Kickoff Return TDs on MNF ✅ A Punt and Kickoff Return on SNF ✅ Opening Kickoff in the Super Bowl ✅ Most Returns all time But He’s not done, He has one more ball to return to Canton 🏉
"They are who we thought they were. We had em and we let em off the hook. If you wanna crown em, crown em. We let em off the hook." -Dennis Green after loss to Bears
Future hall of famer💯 greatest returner ever💯 the man returned the opening kick of the Superbowl 🤯🤯🤯
HESTER NEEDS TO GO IN THE HOF RIGHT NOW. in the superbowl the opposing team willingly gave them the ball on the 40 instead of kick it to him.
It was so surreal hearing the crowd get so loud right before a return by Devin Hester. And when he did take it to the house, the crowd erupted. There was nothing else like it in the world.
I hope he gets in the Hall of Fame real soon.
Watching these highlights got me thinking, he really had 3-4 returns called back smh. Undisputed Goat returner
Deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and its not even a debate. Should have been a First Ballot.
NOW, I think…. Well…. WE ALL THINK.. Devin Hester not being a first ballot HOF was a bad idea!
I remember watching him play when I was a kid scoring punt and kick returns and then remember watching him break deions return record on the falcons. Hester was a different breed. Hope he gets in hall of fame soon.
Dante Hall and Devin Hester were 2 of the most electric players in the 2000s
Greatest return man EVER! Thanks for dropping this one!
Awwl man, I'm seeing so many returns that were called back and didn't as touchdowns. This man set that record with one team. Deion said he's the Goat for a reason
My favorite Bears player ever. He helped us go to the Super bowl
Devin Hester belongs in the Hall of Fame!!
If you were the best in the history of the game at your job in the NFL then you are automatically a HOFer in my book
That failed field goal return against the giants was nasty, I replayed it multiple times, all of special teams was ready and heavy hitters for that one .nice🔥🔥
Hester was an absolute magician. However, the craziest thing about this video is the reminder that the Bears used to be a fearsome team.
As a packer fan. Watching Hester was treat. HOF for #23 he earned it
Dang. On that long Pro Bowl return, Hester juked out Polamalu TWICE on the same return. That's a legendary performance all by itself.
Something that doesn’t get taken into account often is that teams legit just DIDN’T kick to him at a certain point. So his numbers kinda came to a haunt yet he was still the greatest returner in the game. Legendary 23!
We will never see a player like him ever again
If CrIbbs continues to return kicks his entire career, he will likely break every record in the category that there is. Cribbs already holds the record for touchdown returns with eight after just six seasons. His yards were already past 7,000 yards after just five seasons. Oh, and he also has two punt returns for touchdowns. Cribbs is already the best ever.
First dude to ever have a 100 speed on madden 🐐
Moss had 100 spd on madden before like 2001 or 02 madden
@@qwilson3414 100 speed, no!… google it and comeback
@@qwilson3414 Chris Johnson was the first with 100 speed.
He broke the NFL record for td kick returns at the 8:00 mark of a 29 minute video.
Devin Hester was able to make a horrible Bears offense look better than it actually was in 2006 because of his ability to flip field position on a dime. He must be a Canton inductee.
Was the bears offense really that bad in 2006? I know their defense was elite that year, but I didn’t think their offense was particularly bad
They had a top 5 offense that year.
@@mariosnum1fan It wasn’t. People just want to blame Rex Grossman for the Bears defense being unable to stop a pair of backup running backs for the Super Bowl loss.
@@bjchit I see. Then this guy is back at it again, typing stupid comments like this to get likes. Thanks for clarifying brotha
Their QB had 23 TDS to 20 INTs and they made the super bowl. Yes he was bad
Such a great player🙌
As many electrifying plays as he made in the kick return game and his average was only 24.9 makes you think the statisticians screwed up somewhere. He was the most hunted man on any return after week 5 or 6 in his rookie season and either he got an amazing 15-30 hard earned yards or he took it to the house!
The man changed how opposing teams played football against him. I can't think of a better resume bullet for the HOF than that.
Back when the university of Miami produced nfl hall of fame players he was apart of some of the last few great miami draft classes they had before Larry Coker wasn't the coach anymore and university of MIAMI hasn't been the same since.......
Devin Hester had speed and field vision toting the rock better than anyone that's ever done it. Simply a Nuclear weapon. Unreal the impact he had. Teams where terrified to kick to him. AMAZING. FOOTBALL MISSES D.H. IM NO BEARS FAN BUT IM A HESTER FAN. WOW!!!!
As a Bears fan, yes please
Devin Hester was underutilized his career. He supposed to have way more TD’s, Charles Tillman deserves to be in the HOF as a DB and a special teams blocker 😂
Yee sits linemen on his ass @4:13
As a bears fan non bears fan have no idea how exciting that Súper bowl t’d was. To put things into context i was 14 years old that year so growing up I didn’t see much bears success maybe 2/3 playoff appearances but never anything close to a Súper bowl. Then 06 and the Devin Hester experience happened. I iteraly ran around in circles for like 5 minutes straight I was so excited then the shortly after that Peyton manning Throw a pick I just knew we had that Súper bowl in the bag 🥺
Hearing the crowd ERUPT at 5:16 gave me goose bumps!! Felt like I was watching Hester for the first time again!!!
He's a hall of famer for sure best return man of all time
The 561 West Palm Beach/Riviera Beach area is proud of him.
I wish Devin Hester the best ,hopes he get in on the first try, I watched him play and always thought he would run it back Everytime he ran the ball .
You know you're a big deal when anytime someone tackles you, they think they are awesome for a simple tackle.
He belongs in the hall of fame for something. This man made special teams a worthy thing to actually make a living off of. You know your special when people say “don’t kick it to him” he made punters kick the ball out of bounds even if it hurt the team lol
I was a fan of Devin Hester still am!
Hall of Famer..!
I only have 2 favorite NFL players of all time. Marino and Hester. Dude was crazy good
He made special teams special again definitely a Hall of famer
As great as he was, he also had great overall special teams teammates. They had some great blocks and convoys to the end zone on some returns. On almost every return though, he had unreal vision and cutbacks.
This was the year I started watching football - right at the first game of the season idk why. I still have my Devin Hester jersey. I remember how sure I was to be watching the Bears win a Super Bowl after he returned that kickoff. That disappointment was the start of a feeling I’d be getting really used to over the 19 years that have followed.
Great upload. Thanks!
I love watching these old videos and reminisce when the bears were good
One of the only players you see that can make something happen every single play
Devin gets 95% of the credit for all those returns, but the Bears' blocking on many of them was spectacular. Dave Toub, man.
Great video!!!! Good work my friend
Love the throwback 🎉!
Devin Hester is the Michael Jordan of the "kick return" position period. Hester reset the standard for greatness at that position once held by the great Deion "prime time" Sanders. Hester is literally the most "special" player of the special team players of all time. Simply put, "Devin Hester you are ridiculous" 💯
5:03 I was at this game and the stadium erupting at 5:14 doesn’t do justice on how loud Soldier Field got that day. Great memories
Put this man in the Hall of Fame! He was a damn cheat code.
7:50 highsteppin from the 25 is crazy🤣🤣🐐
The best return game of his career was 314 yards returning against Detroit on 9-30-2007 in a 27-37 loss. He had 7 KR for 219 yards and 5 PR for 95 yards! 41 times Hester got 100+ yards combined returning in a single game! He had 21 games of at least 100 yards kick returning (3 games over 200 yards) and 5 games in which he had 100+ punt return yards in a single game!
0:45 that punter had closing speed on Devin Hester lol
That kickoff in the super bowl is unforgettable. Unbelievable
Favorite player of all time! ❤️
As a Miami fan I love seeing all university of Miami alumni being great in the league 🙌🏾
Best Hester video hands 🐻 down.
I hate the bears, but I love me some Hester. "Devin Hester, you... are... ridiculous" is one of my all time favorite commentator calls of all time.
Glad to see that Devin Hester made it to the Hall of Fame in the 2024 class with Julius Peppers (representing Carolina in the HoF) and Steve McMichael (pick for the Senior's Committee). All are well-deserved for the Hall.
God bless you guys Always keep God first
Look at these scoreboards. 2006 bears were unbelievably dominant before rex grossman stopped taking his vitamin A (and before their D-line stopped taking their vitamin D)
Its crazy how long teams kept kicking to him, when its utterly obvious it wasn't the optimal strategy.
Anyone else miss kickoff returns?
The Bears did a great job of blocking as well for Hester and our defense when we got an interception or fumble. The Bears had the most takeaway td returns for several years in the 2000's
Miss Those Days. Wish Hester Was Still Playing
That’s how you protect Rex gross man😂 by keeping him off the field