Was Devin Hester Sabotaged in College? | Untold Stories S2E8

After committing to Miami, Devin Hester says he was told by a different coach he turned down that he would never see a day of football in his life.
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[@busyrand]

My God. That story is beyond heartbreaking.... Bless Devin Hester. Long live the Windy City Flyer!!! Put him in the Hall Of Fame!!!!

[@mrprovolone1625]

You think he not going to the hof? Lol he going without a doubt

[@tehroyal3216]

Not eligible till 2022

[@majinsole8554]

Don’t worry, it’s like the end zone; nothing will stop him from getting there. ~_~

[@mosesdevadass6056]

@@mrprovolone1625 as he should. Still have not seen a return man like him

[@soulfly3438]

@@mrprovolone1625 i wouldnt say without a doubt. nothing is guaranteed. now i wonder about this. he was great for those couple seasons. but it was only a few seasons. i hope he does.

[@jiquezgreen]

Just imagine how many players have been through that and never made it out

[@africangoku1152]

They need to get Andre Johnson on here and have him talk about what happened with him and Finnegan

[@spence_903]

I been waiting for that one

[@faizali2200]

@@spence_903 Andre went to Miami right

[@spence_903]

@@faizali2200 that's correct. The U

[@Dollar-zb2ik]

Andre beat his ass on national tv. End of story.

[@faizali2200]

@@Dollar-zb2ik Lmaoo

[@liggonsreacts21]

I wish Sean Taylor could be on here

[@spence_903]

I know he would have stories

[@faizali2200]

@@spence_903 ya RIP Sean Taylor

[@boobiegibson6350]

He could still come... just give it some time

[@spence_903]

@@boobiegibson6350 he is in the ground

[@loki2240]

I'm glad he came to play in Atlanta for awhile. One of the all-time great return men.

[@fredleeland2464]

HOF fosure To me, the OROY in 06 and should've received MVP consideration one of his first 2 years Hester made the NFL entertaining during a time when Peyton Manning qas marketed as the face of the NFL

[@larrywhittaker9180]

Not one of lol hes the fucking goat of return men. Its not up for debate

[@JB-no8de]

@@larrywhittaker9180 Yes Indeed bruh Devin Hester is the best Return Man in the history of the NFL not up for debate.. certified 🐐

[@psionic420]

@@larrywhittaker9180 him and Deion top of the line. Everyone else trying to catch up.

[@larrywhittaker9180]

@@psionic420 yea I remember deion and hester crying post game after devin beat his record it was sensational

[@GarryOfAllTrades]

We need to know who this guy is. He could be doing this to other kids..

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

Think about it, it was 2002 and Hester was the #1 overall recruit in the nation so figure out which Coach was big enough back than to do something like that.

[@galvanizedgnome]

He cheated on the SATs. He is just downplaying the situation and you believe it without any doubt. Naive.

[@GarryOfAllTrades]

@@galvanizedgnome Doesn’t matter if he cheated or not. It didn’t matter when the coach thought he was going to his school.

[@galvanizedgnome]

@@GarryOfAllTrades the whole story is fabricated. These athletes skate through academics without doing any real work.

[@GarryOfAllTrades]

@@galvanizedgnome I knew you weren’t a athlete when u responded, and that’s cool, but because you’re not doesn’t mean that coach gets to do a young teen like that. If he cheated, who do u think helped with that.

[@dgod4542]

You should've named dropped so the world knows the person with no integrity.. that way another human doesn't have to go through what you went through

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

Think about it, it was 2002 and Hester was the #1 overall recruit in the nation so figure out which Coach was big enough back than to do something like that.

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

@@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR you keep posting the same comment. Lol. Just say the name or let it be

[@Wasie55]

@@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR I was 6 in 2002, who was it bro?

[@aboutmillions]

As a basketball player I was nowhere near the level of Devin Hester was a football recruit. But I had a high school coach do me the same way, I transferred schools & he created some fake transcripts sent them to the school and got me suspended & the school had to forfeit the 10 games I played for them. I was public enemy #1 at that school for the rest of the year. Ended up fighting everyday, got to the point I couldn't prove he doctored them, so I had to take summer school just to graduate w my class. Was an eye opening experience. The coach ended up apologizing years later but at that point it was a waste of time.

[@rxguebeats]

i remember when Devin Hester came to Seattle

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

He’s very humble. I like it. He’s a good man and a definite hall of gamer.

[@boobiegibson6350]

Devin Hester seems as genuine as they come. That smile is infectious

[@MIsportsguy]

That explains why he was a little older when he came into the NFL.

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

No because he came out his Junior year so he was still 22 instead of 21

[@545047]

I don’t consider a rookie old unless their like 24-25

[@troubled_envy]

He's strong for not going after that coach. If someone messed my life up like that I would end theirs

[@TheKos2Kos]

I went to the U at the same time as Hester. So many great memories of him at the orange bowl . My senior year was the last season in the orange bowl before they moved to dolphins stadium

[@schorman3962]

Yeah that fight with FIU was a mess though.

[@ericbolt221]

Devin Hester was my MySpace background 😂

[@FadeAwayHov]

James Wiseman, it was an "anonymous" tip to the ncaa from a "unknown" (kentucky) college about how Wiseman family moved to Memphis

[@noahcricket]

The GOAT D-Hester all about the 🙌🏽

[@jokershakur2076]

That dude tried to ruin the best punt returner in history.. still til this day we haven’t had another like him

[@micahgray5504]

This man right here the only reason I loved playing kick return

[@jmcneish52]

Lol I remember play him at Suncoast he ran back 3 kick returner on us but I got 2 tackles on him

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

So he would’ve been on that 2002 Championship Team,man they would’ve definitely beaten Ohio State with him returning kicks

[@manijones4997]

I like Hester but Na sorry they couldn’t beat us in there dreams

[@blk_fist3057]

Should have won the game anyways definitely wasn’t pass interference

[@lukehighlights8131]

@@blk_fist3057 exactly

[@chiefs816kc]

Miami did beat that OSU Buckeyes team. They just got screwed by a bad pass interference call.

[@manijones4997]

@@chiefs816kc 😭😭😭

[@ad_stayfly7]

D. Hester was a beast. He couldn’t be messed with returning them kicks and punts! Boys was nice as hell on that field. I miss seeing him play.

[@benski8758]

I got this dudes autograph at a high school basketball game. He was so chill with it

[@Dakid4rmdade]

One of the best to ever do it!

[@silentkills2243]

Devin Hester is my fav player...Devin Hester is by far the most talented generational player..deserves to be in hall of fame been fan since ncaa 2003 n madden 07

[@1dontino55]

That was a good one, lol. Love yuh Devin 💯💯💯

[@richardhogle4233]

I wish these were longer

[@alexnious705]

Man that Cuban is so Miami man all the way down to the shine. 24K!💪🏿

[@eugeniusbonaparte]

This Is Heartbreaking!!!

[@Goulds221]

Crazy I went through the same exact thing he did word for word, my old high school

[@rockabye_baby187]

Wow

[@yomom1452]

What a story ❤️

[@bslime-mvp2456]

Favorite player you had a great career, everything happens for a reason ✅💯

[@jump6098]

Oh so that’s why he was like 23 when he got drafted

[@seriouslyandrew123]

BEST RETURN MAN OF ALL TIME!!! BIG FAN OF HESTER!!!

[@Jiddy12345]

Michael Bates.

[@timar6868]

always record your important phone calls, he could have sued

[@Dollar-zb2ik]

And he couldve been sued as well for recording a phone call w/o the consent of the other party

[@ghost-yg4ky]

@@Dollar-zb2ik i don’t know exactly but ive heard in some states their only has to be one person to consent to a recording so if hester consents to recording the conversation the coach doesn’t have to consent.

[@mosaine3929]

@@ghost-yg4ky he was in Florida so yea he can’t record him without the consent

[@alba4132]

This was in 2002. Technology was way different then

[@andrewchapman5659]

@@alba4132 Been Tapping phones since the 60s 70s

[@reggiereg1785]

I remember that return vs the gators . That was the first time I seeing this guy play . I told a friend of mine, I don't know who this # 4 is but he fast f**k .

[@zacharythomas1524]

Man Hester was a BEAST! I wish he would've gave a little more info about the coach that tried black mailing him

[@jay58lb]

That so sad that these coach's get to sabotage and try to derail a young man's life. But that coach I know he felt Carma in some form or fashion, we might not have seen it but it happened. Last laugh Devin Hester

[@ugkglockknine8235]

You can feel the pain in his voice when he explains almost having football takin away

[@KyleMicena]

That Miami Cuban Link is cold

[@187mrsmith]

He still had a pretty good career if so He 1 of the 🐐 on special teams

[@level2boxing749]

I remember his first return against the Gators it looked like the whole team was in slow motion.

[@jamesjamaica7189]

The Goat 🐐

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

I really wanna know what coach that was, that was fucked up

[@bryanweiss4881]

Straight up

[@vichawk6889]

@@bryanweiss4881 lovie smith he was a really good coach tho

[@trentb229]

Florida👀

[@sw0re0]

@@vichawk6889 how do you know?

[@vichawk6889]

@@sw0re0 he made it all the way to the super bowl with a trash quarterback

[@dev5974]

I had to go and watch that touchdown 🤦🏾‍♂️😂 rip Sean Taylor

[@gkb757]

The best that ever done it

[@hay_8923]

The real 🐐

[@jittstv]

I grew up n the same city I remembered that tough time . we actually got a chance to play touch football I was a great athlete at 8th grade I couldn’t even touch this man after it was over I asked him for a ride home he also gave me a hard chin strap cause I had the old school soft ones

[@shaneedling5644]

One of Chicago's greats

[@kyleandcoco9906]

I already watched this on BR

[@armaniosin664]

Devin should have released the name of the school. Ppl need to be held accountable for this type of stuff

[@OK11_]

He used to play among us from 10 years

[@kylerucinski9171]

What

[@yikes6969]

Worst lawyer ever

[@Ice.tre_iii]

🙏🏾💯

[@jokezup7850]

He should have been able to focus on being a corner. Miami was trying to use him like USC used Bush and stunted his development

[@masbells9793]

Yeaaaa. I was there against the gators. Most of the so called canes fan left early missed out on a great ending game.

[@floydian022]

From a random Eags fan: Congrats to Devin on a stellar career, and a big fuck you to that coach who threatened & tried to sandbag him. 100 bucks says that he was only harassing Devin as much as he was because he'd already lied to his own bosses and told them he'd already had gotten a commitment from him. Hopefully, karma did its thing and that coach's career/reputation ended up in the same gutter where he tried to put Hester's. The fact that Hester STILL won't name the guy publicly alone shows me that he has more class and integrity than that petty, vengeful coach who didn't even have the decency or the balls to tell Hester to his face that he was the one who fabricated the allegations out of sheer spite which cost him a year of CFB.

[@jimmyd719]

Damn just to hear someone like Devin hester go through bs that he went through especially in a young age that's a damn shame whoever did that for real their is no other way to put it other then it was a set up at a young age for real. Thats shady as f. Reminds me of what happen to me in High school for real smh

[@buieminor4084]

🐐

[@Arilliano_]

From what I heard it was the Florida coach..he wanted to score on that team and made sure of it..

[@sawssman965]

I swear the ncaa come wit all types a games

[@XxXFlyingArmBarXxX]

Dh needs to be in the hof

[@TheSAD999]

When devin hester was a rookie, I went to the bears training camp. I was 7 years old I think. I got his autograph and he walked away with my sharpie 😂

[@andrewchapman5659]

Lol He Probably thought it was his by accident.

[@Dre_savage]

It really be like that. When you turn down a school they start trying everything to fuck your life up. They’ll go after your family friends neighborhood everything I promise you.

[@rockabye_baby187]

It's crazy to even hear this let alone let it be true.

[@PetesTake]

Larry Coker.. what a guy

[@don21football]

🐐🐐🐐

[@NDR-hn3ue]

*_Now that was MESSED UP these college coaches are SAVAGES !!!_*

[@Screens74]

Devin Hester a real Chicago Legend. LLBC

[@christianstafford926]

Why y’all trying to take my name😂

[@sophiawilliams8650]

this series been going on longer than youve been making videos jit

[@bgbgef]

Gotta have shockey on here

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Wow. Can see the balance of power in the NCAA which should have investigated the coach who threatened him.

[@Assassin_Gaming40]

That was an awesome story to hear. It's also sad that a college coach was so petty that he would go to that level out of spite just cause he didn't wanna go to his school.

[@vincewilson8969]

Seems like a lot of these coaches have this mentality

[@spliffgod5941]

Devin Hester is a 561 legend ✊🏿

[@MrMoore88]

Can't imagine how many black athletes have been done like this thru the years... "come here or you'll never play"

[@miamiswaggertheu3205]

Facts

[@Terrentino23]

I had a similar situation in HIGH SCHOOL. My basketball coach got mad that I quit basketball to focus on football. And tried to whiteball me with the football coaches. Telling me that if I didn't play basketball he'd make sure the football coaches never played me. That basketball coach also happened to be a police officer. Go figure smh..

[@FadeAwayHov]

James Wiseman, it was an "anonymous" tip to the ncaa from a "unknown" (kentucky) college about how Wiseman family moved to Memphis

[@johnthomas6433]

@@FadeAwayHov L

[@sw0re0]

It was a black coach too

[@thejmc4074]

We really need to get a name of that coach.

[@orionpax85]

Miami Stand Up... dam near like the HBCU of division 1colleges.

[@FinancialClout]

It’s almost like someone paid for the whole situation to go away

[@dc7236]

I'm sure they did... Just like someone paid for the whole for that problem to come to the surface! A lot of shady dealings and the colleges get paid either way

[@JabariStamps]

Damn that’s horrible

[@Eateateat337]

Give us a name Dev!

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

Think about it, it was 2002 and Hester was the #1 overall recruit in the nation so figure out which Coach was big enough back than to do something like that.

[@RebelRebel-rz6cd]

Need to be on i am athlete

[@breeze7364]

Bring back the old animation

[@Lookwhatyousay]

He should’ve told us who was the college that said that

[@PointGodTeeVee]

Mr. One Move & he's gone

[@aderianbeal6535]

I’ve never seen a person run that dam 💊 like he did.. his burst, explosiveness, acceleration, and quickness was 2nd to none..

[@PointGodTeeVee]

Change of direction while going full speed was nuts

[@TrevWILL79]

He should have put that coach’s name out there!!

[@garrisona5669]

Forreal these coaches need to be held accountable and have consequences I’m sick of this happening to young athletes !!

[@JBJucie]

Yall think hester is a hall of famer

[@kyleandcoco9906]

Yes as bears fan so a little bias but still yes

[@mansoorp8355]

Greatest returner

[@edwardmoore6743]

Yes most definitely

[@spence_903]

Loved watching dude for the bear's

[@aussieaussie4848]

He perfected the return game and no one has been close since. He's gotta get a bust some day

[@ShawnathanOakley]

He is talking about coach Bobby Bowden

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

Bingo

[@pacbillz6769]

Lol I could see that

[@lyfeofbill2764]

Cap. If you know anything about recruiting. Bowden didn't even recruit until the end of the process. He was the closer. He's not going to blow a kids phone up everyday.

[@LOWONBILLETS]

@@lyfeofbill2764 It’s a know fact. That’s who is was. I don’t need convincing. Good day sir lol.

[@lyfeofbill2764]

@@LOWONBILLETS 🧢🧢🧢

[@blazeforprez]

He better get in the hof

[@heem1784]

They cant stop him if they wanted 2 Boy got all the records and let's not 4 get the kickoff return in the superbowl he in 1 ballot all day

[@blazeforprez]

@@heem1784 agreed bro

[@looneyrooney5322]

Devin Hester is the best KR in the heeestory

[@LLl-cc1qv]

I'm a die-hard Bears fan and Devin Hester fan one of the greatest bands of all time but I'm sorry this nigga did not score 950 on the SAT😂😂🤷🏿‍♂️ you still the return goat

[@DemZoesDuhh]

Rumors was his cousin did his ACT/SAT Facts lol

[@kobeplayeddefensetoo1351]

It happens

[@michaelmiller4904]

So why he didn’t play db or wr in the league then?? 🤔🤔

[@Youngglick]

I’m confused someone please answer this was his freshman year in Miami in 2002 or was it 2003

[@miamiswaggertheu3205]

2003. He graduated HS in 2002.

[@DooleyDaKidd239]

His freshman year was '02 the year he was declared ineligible

[@killamatrix1]

Wish he had a real position

[@ono3869]

That coach should be banned for life. But the NCAA eligibility process is also F'd up. Baseless claims without proof can get someone kicked off the team? Really??? So much for innocent until proven guilty.

[@amancalledhawk5575]

Man he supposed to take the helmet off for his first td its only right

[@marquiswaltertv3044]

Woooooooow😎

[@nb4266]

Hall of Famer!!

[@llahhsoj7651]

I’m a Canes fan. To me Hester was more of an athlete than a football player.

[@bjbola1899]

This brother was a cheat code on madden