There will never again be a non-kicker special teams specialist to go into the HOF, but Hester was such a unicorn that they had to put him in. I think they had a problem with the fact that although he was the best ever at returns, unlike other famous return guys he was kinda an average receiver.
Did Hester ever come up to you before a game and ask if you were planning to kick to him, or try to mess with you like that? He was clearly aware of his greatness and that the other team was specifically planning for him, and I've wondered if he used that to try and play mind games with opponents.
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