‘He definitely changed the game.’ Examining Devin Hester’s clear case to be 1st returner in Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — Although months and months of work go into preparation for the NFL draft, sometimes decisions that can shape the future of a player and a franchise are required in a matter of seconds. With less than a minute remaining to make their second-round pick in 2006, the Tennessee Titans had Devin Hester on the phone. They informed him that they planned to select him with the 45th pick, congratulated him and began to make travel arrangements to get him to Nashville. Suddenly the Titans ended the call, and before their time was up, they had turned in a card with the name of USC running back L…

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