Hester makes highlight-reel catch

Jun/01/08 05:40 PM Filed in: Devin Hester
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Lake Forest -  Quarterback Kyle Orton threw the football as far as he could.

Devin Hester was the intended target down the left sideline, but the pass appeared considerably overthrown.

“I didn’t think he’d go get it,” receivers coach Darryl Drake said. “He’s not going to get that.”

But he did.

“That’s what he has — he’s got an exceptional gear, and the ability to adjust and go get it,” Drake said. “That does a lot for the quarterback, it does a lot for him, it does a lot for us to know what we’ve got here.

“He’s got a chance to stretch the field and go get the ball like (Bernard) Berrian did when he was here. Maybe he even has a different gear, and it’s very pleasing to see that.”

As for catching up to the bomb, Hester said “that’s what me and the quarterbacks talk about. Whenever we get a deep ball, I tell them to just throw it as far as you can, hoping I’ll be able to run it down. It’s what we work on every day.”

Hester then was asked when the last time someone threw a pass he didn’t catch up to.

He pondered it, finally offering “I don’t know.”

“I’ve always had it,” he said of an extra gear.

Catches like Saturday’s can only enhance his chances to get a grip on a reworked contract as he heads into his third season.

Defensive end Tommie Harris and linebacker Brian Urlacher also want something done with their situations, but all are at camp.

(rrstar.com)