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But his main role for the Bengals was as a punt returner — a big need for the Bears. He had 33 punt returns for 340 yards last season, an average of 10.3, and five returns of 20 or more yards.
The return made 'NFL Now's Top 5 Most Athletic Plays' list at number 1. [19] In the 2016 season, he contributed as a returner on special teams. [20] In the 2017 season, Grant appeared in all 16 games and recorded 13 receptions for 203 receiving yard and two receiving touchdowns. He contributed on kickoff and punt returns on special teams. [21]
Devin Hester, the first and only return specialist inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, fielding a punt during special teams practice at the Chicago Bears' 2007 training camp. A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs.
After missing the first 9 games of the season with a knee injury, Ortego became the Bears starting punt returner for the rest of the season, returning 17 punts for 158 yards. He added 11 more punt returns for 63 yards in the playoffs, including two for 20 in their Super Bowl win. In the following season, Ortego caught 23 passes for 430 yards.
The No. 1 pick in this year's NFL draft was 8 of 14 for 54 yards in the first half against the Tennessee Titans, as Chicago fell behind 17-3. But Owens' third quarter score jump-started a Chicago ...
Despite falling behind 17–0 and failing to score an offensive touchdown, the Bears rallied to beat the Titans in their season opener with touchdowns on returns of a blocked punt and interception. Caleb Williams , despite finishing with just 93 passing yards, became the first #1 overall pick to win his first NFL start since David Carr in 2002 .
To pull off the trick play, Goff pretended to stumble as he faked a handoff to running back Jahmyr Gibbs. To further sell the fake fumble, Gibbs dropped to the ground and rolled as if he were ...
This is a list of National Football League punt returners who have led the regular season in punt return yards each year. The record for punt return yards in a season is currently held by Desmond Howard of the Green Bay Packers who had 875 yards in 1996.