Huge crowd shows up to see Devin Hester at Scheels

Springfield is Chicago Bears country. If Bears kick returner/wide receiver Devin Hester didn’t know that before, he sure as heck does now.

Hester was in town to sign autographs at Scheels on Monday evening, where an overflow crowd greeted him.

Kyle and Ally Irmen of Springfield were the first in line to get Hester’s autograph, and they said they arrived at 7 a.m. to secure that position.

“(We did it) because he’s the man, the myth, the legend,” Kyle said. “He’s the Windy City Flyer.”

Hester has been working out regularly with the Bears quarterbacks and running backs at Carmel High School in Mundelein.

ESPN reported on Monday that an agreement between the players and owners could be ratified on July 21 at league meetings in Atlanta.

“It’s tough. You really don’t know when the phone is going to ring to say ‘Come in tomorrow for the first day of practice,’” Hester said. “It’s a scary part, and you’re hoping that guys on vacation are taking time out to do a little conditioning and do a little lifting, because any moment now you can be called.”

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(sj-r.com)