Bears legends Steve McMichael, Devin Hester, and Julius Peppers elected to Hall of Fame
All three were announced as part of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class at the NFL Honors on Thursday night.
All three were announced as part of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class at the NFL Honors on Thursday night.
McMichael is one step away from enshrinement.
Hester, Brian Urlacher, Charles Tillman, and Matt Forte will be at the festival, along with other Chicago sports legends.
Bears legend Devin Hester may be the greatest return man of all time, but he'll have to wait at least one more year to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Bears great Devin Hester is one of 15 finalists for 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
The team says they will make it official at a ceremony on Monday.
The most special of athletes seem to have a knack for tweaking the space-time continuum. Hester had that knack.
The rookie Cohen has adjusted his game to be electrifying or patient at the right times.
Hester holds the NFL record with 20 return touchdowns.
"I'm at this point in my life where I'm happy, financially stable and have a loving family," Hester says.
Hester finishes with an NFL record of 20 career return touchdowns, including 19 with the Bears.
"Devin Hester is a Hall of Famer," Smith says. "I can't wait to go and watch him get inducted."
The end of a career may be upon Hester, a football unicorn.
"He just wouldn't (throw) to me," Hester says. "That's just how he was."
Sometimes it's best to go with your initial instinct.
Gregg Steinnagel, 53, promised quick, large profits to Hester if he invested with a pal, then kept the cash for himself.
This clip never gets old.
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Devin Hester admitted he was bothered that the Bears didn't offer him a contract.
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