Factoid
I have seen Devin Hester’s name go by quite a few times in the last week. Along with Josh Cribbs, he’s become a poster child for complaints against the new kickoff rules,which is kind of odd, consider Hester has hardly returned kickoffs the last two years (he hasn’t scored on a kickoff return since 2007) and Cribbs comes off an injury-plagued and ineffective season – the Browns ranked last in kickoff returns.
Nevertheless, Hester has been in the news. And looking at the receiving stats from last year, I notice he managed to go through all of last year without a catch of 40 yards. With Jay Cutler’s arm strength and Hester’s speed and after-the-catch ability, that’s remarkable.
WIDE RECEIVERS WITHOUT A 40-YARD CATCH, 2010
Includes all 15 who caught at least 30 passes and didn't have a 40-yard pass play.
No
86 * Wes Welker (NE)
85 * Danny Amendola (STL)
79 * Davone Bess (MIA)
51 * Jason Avant (PHI)
51 Kevin Walter (HOU)
47 Steve Breaston (ARI)
46 Steve Smith (CAR)
43 Mike Sims-Walker (JAC)
40 Devin Hester (CHI)
40 *Chansi Stuckey (CLE)
36 * Blair White (IND)
34 Laurent Robinson (STL)
33 * Roscoe Parrish (BUF)
31 David Nelson (BUF)
31 * Brandon Stokley (SEA)
* -- slot receiver or predominantly a slot receiver
—Ian Allan
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