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Hester Makes Video Game History
About Football —
... in position to set the video football industry on its ear? Per a report on ESPN.com Thursday, the creators of Madden '08 are making Hester the first player in the history of the Madden series to garner a perfect 100 score in one of the game's skill ratings. With players like Deion Sanders and
As Fast As Tecmo Bo?
WBRS Sports Blog —
... Remember the Create-A-Player feature on Madden Football games? You would be bored you would try to create the perfect player, a 300 pound running back with 3.3 speed? No matter what features you gave him, the best he could possibly receive in each skill category was a rating of 99. Well finally a skill rating of 100 will exist....in the speed category for Devin Hester.
Perfection, Thy Name is Devin
Foul Balls —
... What do Dan Marino, Neon Deion, Randy Moss, Jerry Rice and John Elway have in common? (No, not that skanky Redskins cheerleader.) None of them have scored a perfect Madden rating. In fact, no player has ever scored 100 on a Madden rating. Until Devin Hester, that is . Chicago return man Devin Hester has attained perfection in the "Speed" category, gaining the maximum 100 rating in the upcoming Madden NFL 08 for his amazing wheels. Hester, who set an NFL single-season record with six returns for touchdowns in his rookie campaign of 2006, has been known as the "Windy City Flyer" for his unique ability to turn on the afterburners and bring a kick back for six points. His 100 rating tops the previous high of 99, given to such players as Deion Sanders, Randy Moss, Charles Woodson, and a couple others. "That's just about the best thing you could have told me," Hester said with a huge smile, when informed of his new Spee
