As the NFL prepares to unveil its Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 on Thursday night at NFL Honors, I’m here to remind you why former Bears return specialist Devin Hester deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
Sure, there are only four special teams players in the Hall of Fame — all four of them kickers. But when you’re the greatest to ever play your position — special teams or not — that should be an automatic bid into football’s most honored fraternity.
There’s an argument to be made that Hester deserved to get in on his first try. But given Hester is a finalist for the Hall of Fame (for a second straight year), it’s pretty much a lock that he gets in at some point. And it should be this year.
Here’s why Hester deserves to get into the Hall of Fame on his second year of eligibility: