Hester doing all he can to face Vikings

The Bears hope to have wide receiver Devin Hester back Monday night after he missed two games with a strained calf. He practiced for a second straight day Thursday but was limited again.

Despite his latest injury and missing half of the Detroit Lions game in Week 4 with a shoulder injury, Hester leads the Bears with 54 catches and 682 receiving yards.

"Devin has been a good player for us," offensive coordinator Ron Turner said. "He's made a lot of plays. You take his playmaking ability, and you take that speed off the field, it always hurts.

"So hopefully we'll get him back this week, and I'm looking forward to it if we do."

Like just about everyone else on the team, Hester did not play well last month against Minnesota, catching just 1 pass for 20 yards in the 36-10 blowout. So this game is an opportunity to make amends and more.

"It's not just Minnesota, this is Monday Night Football and, as an NFL player, everybody wants to play in a game like this," Hester said. "I'm just trying as hard as I can to get back out on the field."

Earlier in the season, Hester was on schedule for a 1,000-yard season, and although he has fallen off that pace, he's hoping to finish strong.

"We don't want to go into the end of the season with these two games and regret not taking advantage of it," he said. "At the end of the season we want to feel good about ourselves."

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(dailyherald.com)