Post by MOnarchsRule on Feb 20, 2006 14:28:47 GMT -5
X-factor.
Anything that is unexpected is the X-factor. Dante' Hall has taken that nickname (among others) as his own in KC. But there's a new DH in town - and he hopes to have the same kind of success that Dante' now enjoys.
KC meet Devin. Devin meet KC.
For those of you who don't know who he is, Hester (5-11, 186, Univ. of Miami) started as a receiver then switched to cornerback in 2004, but was not established in either role like he was as a kick returner.
''I'm going to go in and do whatever they need me to do,'' said Hester, who was selected by the Monarchs in the 2nd round of this year's draft.`If it's return punts, that's fine. I wanna be the guy that makes plays and helps my team get good field position and score points.''
After returning three punts and one kickoff for touchdowns, and leading the Hurricanes with four interceptions his sophomore year, Hester returned just one punt for a score and averaged 3 fewer yards per return this season. He finished his UM career with eight touchdowns, including a 78-yard return of a blocked field goal in the 2004 Peach Bowl.
Mentoring him while at Miami was former FSU and NFL standout Deion Sanders, who knows quite a bit about punt and kick returns himself. Sanders just happens to be the Monarchs' new secondary coach, so there's some history between the two.
''I just want to brush up on my skills and take any kind of advice from [Sanders], and work on little things here and there,'' Hester said. "Basically, he was just saying he wants to be an inspiration to my life. Any kind of way he can help out, as far as any questions or any issues I have in football and off the field; feel free to ask him. He just wanted to share his experience with me. He basically has done a great job. It wasn't one specific question that I really had to ask him. Just little questions about football and the game of life. He's shared the trials and tribulations he's been through, and how he's overcome them. Now, I can't wait for training camp. I want to show the world that I can run a 4.3 and even faster than that. I'm gonna work hard to show the world that I can do that.''
Run, Devin. Just run.
Anything that is unexpected is the X-factor. Dante' Hall has taken that nickname (among others) as his own in KC. But there's a new DH in town - and he hopes to have the same kind of success that Dante' now enjoys.
KC meet Devin. Devin meet KC.
For those of you who don't know who he is, Hester (5-11, 186, Univ. of Miami) started as a receiver then switched to cornerback in 2004, but was not established in either role like he was as a kick returner.
''I'm going to go in and do whatever they need me to do,'' said Hester, who was selected by the Monarchs in the 2nd round of this year's draft.`If it's return punts, that's fine. I wanna be the guy that makes plays and helps my team get good field position and score points.''
After returning three punts and one kickoff for touchdowns, and leading the Hurricanes with four interceptions his sophomore year, Hester returned just one punt for a score and averaged 3 fewer yards per return this season. He finished his UM career with eight touchdowns, including a 78-yard return of a blocked field goal in the 2004 Peach Bowl.
Mentoring him while at Miami was former FSU and NFL standout Deion Sanders, who knows quite a bit about punt and kick returns himself. Sanders just happens to be the Monarchs' new secondary coach, so there's some history between the two.
''I just want to brush up on my skills and take any kind of advice from [Sanders], and work on little things here and there,'' Hester said. "Basically, he was just saying he wants to be an inspiration to my life. Any kind of way he can help out, as far as any questions or any issues I have in football and off the field; feel free to ask him. He just wanted to share his experience with me. He basically has done a great job. It wasn't one specific question that I really had to ask him. Just little questions about football and the game of life. He's shared the trials and tribulations he's been through, and how he's overcome them. Now, I can't wait for training camp. I want to show the world that I can run a 4.3 and even faster than that. I'm gonna work hard to show the world that I can do that.''
Run, Devin. Just run.