Devin Hester threatens to sit out all season

 
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You Forgot Someone, Jerry

Sign the kicker–the kicker–to a long-term deal. Check. The oft-injured defensive tackle? Check. The aging middle linebacker that already has a contract? Check. The linebacker that said he would never play for the Bears again? Check. The most dynamic player the Bears have ever had save Gale and Walter? The greatest kick returner in NFL history? Ruh-Roh.
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Devin Hester, Now Eminently Quoteable

“I can’t go out and play this year making $445,000. Come on, man.” - Devin Hester. Damn, the NFC North is a hot, mediocre mess: The Vikings got busted messing with Favre , the Packers don’t know what to do with Favre, ...
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Devin Hester's idea not ridiculous, but his method sure is -- ChicagoSports.com

Hester deserves more money, but skipping camp is wrong way to get it David Haugh | On the Bears 12:23 AM CDT, July 24, 2008 BOURBONNAIS Speed always has been the preferred method Devin Hester uses to make points. So hurry up and get to training camp, ...
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Bears camp: Day 2

Bears fans, welcome to our running blog from Bears training camp. The posts are from Tribune reporters Vaughn McClure and David Haugh. Let's go ... 6:37 p.m.: Cornerback Charles Tillman is at the dining hall tonight with his teammates, likely...
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Devin Hester Ends Shortest Holdout in NFL History, Reports to Bears Training Camp

Let me take you back 24 hours, when Devin Hester, return dude extraordinaire, declared that he wasn't playing for $445,000 this season . He's worth way more than that, and until the Bears gave him a new deal, he wasn't showing up for work. It's a ...
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Are the Bears increasingly becoming the organization that doesn’t like to open the checkbook, or are they just being savvy? First it was Urlacher, now….it’s the NFL’s most exciting return man, Devin “The ...
Da Bears BlogA Tale of Two Papers
Sometimes we (me) here at DaBlog like to report on the reporting. Today's a good day for it as Devin Hester's holdout has drawn nearly unanimous opinion from a rabid fan base - some of which would chip in out of pocket to ensure The Skunk arrive at ...
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The Bears were planning to go into camp with Devin Hester and Brandon Lloyd as their starting wide receivers.  With a hold out by Hester, Marty Booker stepped in and ran with the first team. The Bears lack experience at the wide receiver ...
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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Training camp holdout Devin Hester evidently isn’t the Bears’ only speedy cornerback-turned-receiver capable of stretching the defense and making big plays.
Goal-Line StandAnytime now…
With the Chicago Bears training camp under way, one notable player was M.I.A. Devin Hester a.k.a “Anytime” looks to be holding out due to a contract dispute. He’s set to make just over $440,000 in 2008 but that’s laughable compared...
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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- As much as you might admire Devin Hester as a player, like him as a person and respect his Stick-It-To-The-Man negotiating tactics, understand this about his decision not to report to training camp in a demand for more money: ...
Hester MIA on first day of Bears camp
Devin Hester, who has electrified the NFL with 11 punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns in his first two seasons, skipped the Chicago Bears' first training camp practice Wednesday in a holdout.
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Says team 'wants to reward Devin' > In case anybody at training camp was starting to miss Devin Hester, wide receiver Rashied Davis did his best Thursday to ...
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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- First, Brian Mitchell joked that if Devin Hester holds out for a while, Mitchell's place in the NFL record book will be secure for a little while longer.
Hester, not agent, calling the shots
A desperate tactic by a desperate man. That's the way some regard Devin Hester's contract holdout, which reached Day 2 on Thursday -- or $30,000 in fines for two missed practices.