“Hopefully next time I see y’all it’ll be in Canton.”
It’s official: Devin Hester is going to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The question is not if, but when.
After Hester completed his career following a blazing performance in the 2016 playoffs, I thought he belonged in the Hall. Many others did too. Yet his enshrinement was no sure thing. At the time, only two pure special teamers were in the Hall: kicker Jan Stenerud, class of 1991, and punter Ray Guy, class of 2014.
Only Stenerud made it on the regular ballot; Ray Guy, the greatest punter in NFL history, had to wait until 2014, his third year in the seniors pool.