Football Outsiders · Feb 7, 2022
Devin Hester, First-Ballot Hall of Famer?
NFL Super Bowl - Devin Hester sounded like the longest of the Pro Football Hall of Fame longshots among the 15 finalists in the 2022 class until I spoke to a few of the actual voters last month.
"In my mind, the closest thing to a lock is Devin Hester," one voter told me, prior to the annual Hall of Fame selection meeting a few weeks ago. "I am very bullish on him. I'm going to vote for him all the way through. I think that he's one of the most electric players that I ever watched."
Wow. But that's just one voter. Others rely more heavily on the testimonials they solicit from their contact lists of old players, coaches, and executives.
