Bears looking for big contribution out of Hester
Eric Weems took over as kick returner while Hester was still healthy, but has struggled in the role.
- Born: 1985/07/04
- Age: 27
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 195
- Seasons: 5
- Place of birth: Ormond Beach, FL
| Receiving | Kickoff Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yds | Y/G | AVG | Lng | TD | KR | YDS | AVG | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2007 | Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Falcons | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Falcons | 16 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 8.3 | 30 | 2 | 48 | 1214 | 25.3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Falcons | 16 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 10.2 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 1100 | 27.5 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 12.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | Falcons | 16 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 563 | 23.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Bears | 16 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 231 | 17.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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