Devin Hester Is A Chicago Bears Camp Holdout
FanIQ Blog —
... However, every now and again a situation arises where a holdout is forgiven, if not mandatory. Devin Hester's qualifies as such. ...
Devin Hester: Not Much of a Son and One Very High-Maintenance Girlfriend
Yellow Chair Sports —
... "You should pay me like I'm one of a kind,'' Hester said. "It's like dating a girl. When you find somebody who is real special, you're going to do whatever it takes to keep her. You might cut back on what you're giving your mom to give to her. And that's how I feel they should treat me.'' ...
HESTER HOLDING OUT
Docksquad Sports —
... as WR, Hester very well may be able to bust out, and then get paid a ton of money if he has an incentive laden contract. I think this kind of contract would definitely be a compromise for both parties, so I am hoping they can get this done ASAP. With Hester still trying to become a full time WR, any time he misses in camp, is bad news for the entire offense. Let's see how this pans out, but I am not too worried, YET! You can read a lot more about this here, at ChicagoSports.com. Let me know what you guys think about this as well... ...
Training Camp is in the Air - "Linkin' Logs" (7/24/08)
The Bad News Bloggers —
... in trouble, now they're completely effed! And then there were Five (bidders for the cubbies) Come on Red Sox; Manny Ramirez "mysteriously" has a sore right knee, its almost August and the team is battling for a playoff spot...he obviously just wants to take a little vacation time. Only in America would anyone pay Steve Bartman to show up...anywhere And now he's texting too? What is this, high school? There's a showdown brewing in Chicago between Devin Hester and the Bears...betcha Hester wins... ...
Devin Hester, Now Eminently Quoteable
The Big Lead —
“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, the Lions are the Lions, and the Bears only offensive option understandably wants more loot.
Bears’ Hester on camp: ‘I’m not coming’ (Chicago Tribune)
Devin Hester Ain't Playing for $445,000 in '08
FanHouse —
Filed under: Bears, NFC North In most professions, if a co-worker announces that he can't do his job for $445,000 a year, you'd punch him in the face. Professional sports is different -- a half-million bucks is blue-collar money -- and that's why the Chicago Bears' only scoring threat, Devin Hester, has declared he is sitting out training camp until he gets a new deal. Viva La Revolución! Or something. "I'm not coming," [Hester] said by phone. "I have to make a statement. I showed by going to [organized ...
AOL Fanhouse's Michael David Smith continues to write stupid crap
Stampede Blue —
... Please, let me spell it out for you, Mr. Smith. Devin Hester is a kick returner who asking to be paid elite WR money even though he has not proven he can play the position at all, let alone at an elite level. Hester is a dynamic returner, yes. ...
