“Love U Dawg”: Devin Hester Pours His Heart Out to Deion Sanders After Touching Support on HOF Night

Players often live for moments like this, one that Devin Hester lived with his former coach and mentor Deion Sanders himself. The moment was Devin excelling in his career and getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, gold jacket. Deion was by his side on the stage, like always.

Well, the moment was not plain. It brought tears to the eyes of both, which were most expected after the purest hug that they had on stage. The two Hall of Famers, with this, started a new life for Devin Hester!

The touching support of Deion Sanders for Devin Hester

Who would not get all teary when it comes to a situation like this? Imagine getting inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Deion Sanders presenting him with the gold jacket on stage – the one who he received mentorship from. While sharing the adorable moment on his Instagram story, Devin Huster wrote in the caption, “This moment wouldn’t be perfect without you dawg, I love you, man, 🫶🏼”, and then tagged Deion. In another story he shared about the same event, writing, “thanks @deionsanders, love you dawg”. The shared video was Deion and Hester hugging in the purest form, getting all teary after the huge recognition.

A video of the whole incident was also shared by Pro Football Hall of Fame’s official X account, which they captioned, “Jacket off, Gold Jacket on! With the help of Hall of Famer @DeionSanders, Devin Hester puts on his @HaggarCo Gold Jacket! #PFHOF24.”

Indeed, the moment was worth all the surrounding hype, the fact that Deion himself has a gold jacket, and now the one whom he has always supported and mentored also got it. The bond that they both have now started when Hester was a college football player at Miami and he met Deion there through Ed Reed. That was the moment when Deion became his advisor in the long run. As the years passed, the bond between them grew stronger and stronger, and Deion’s eyes reflected the happiness of seeing Devin getting the much-awaited recognition. 

Devin Hester is not an ordinary person

Hester took up the Hurricane from 2003 to year 2005 and since then he has never looked back. After his brilliant performance in the freshman year, Devin was picked up by the Bears in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Devin is the only player to return the opening kick of a Super Bowl for a touchdown and not just that he also holds the NFL record for most all-time return touchdowns, which is punt and kickoff combined. With all of those skills and recognitions in the years 2022 and 2023, Devin was a finalist in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But he did not win, to which Deion also commented, “How can Devin Hester not be a Hall of Famer? This is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Devin Hester changed the darn game.”

The much-awaited and much-deserved moment is finally here, as Devin has the gold jacket now, which was presented to him by Deion himself, a moment that looked magical. An overwhelming sense of fulfillment could be seen in the eyes of both!