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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Devin Hester isn't surprised that his successors in Chicago have been compared to him and what he accomplished as a kick returner in Chicago.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 31-year-old told Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times that he was flattered and compared himself to another athlete who wore No. 23 in Chicago.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I just look at it as a compliment,\" Hester told Finley. \"That\u2019s like any kid growing up playing basketball. They want to be the next Michael Jordan.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hester signed a three-year, $9 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons in March after \"it became&amp;nbsp;clear the Bears didn't want him back.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the Chicago Sun-Times:\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2018\u2018It\u2019s not like I had a choice to sign with them again,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u2018\u2018They didn\u2019t even call me to let me know they were willing to bring me back. I didn\u2019t hear from them at all. It made it a lot easier for me to say, \u2018OK,\u2019 and then go look for another team.\u2019\u2019\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hester spent eight seasons with the Bears, and leads the league all-time with 13 punt returns for touchdowns. The returner is also tied with Deion Sanders with 19&amp;nbsp;combined kick and punt return touchdowns.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hester also told Finley that he feels he deserves to be in the NFL's Hall of Fame after his career is over because he \"pretty much (has) all the return records.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bears also tried Hester at wide receiver to take advantage of his speed. Hester caught 217 passes for 2,807 yards and 14 touchdowns for Chicago in six seasons at receiver.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&amp;nbsp;It's Johnny Preseason's time now&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Sarah Barshop&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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