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Packers can’t dodge Devin Hester

“It was an event when they got ready to punt the ball; you got up and you went to the sideline to look,” said Peppers, who played for the Bears from 2010-13 before he signed with the Green Bay Packers this offseason.

AP Photo/John BazemoreDevin Hester has proven this season with the Falcons that he’s still a force in the return game.

Peppers will probably do the same thing Monday night when the Atlanta Falcons come to Lambeau Field, but this time he’ll be holding his breath that his former teammate, Devin Hester, doesn’t post his 15th career punt return for a touchdown.


In Hester’s third game with the Falcons, he returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to set an NFL record with the 20th touchdown return of his career.

He has two punt returns for touchdowns against the Packers, including the very first one of his career — an 84-yarder on Sept.

“I don’t [count], but a guy as good as good as Devin’s been, I’m well aware of when we have to face him,” said Slocum, who rattled off the eight seasons of twice-a-year regular-season games against Hester and the Bears plus the 2010 NFC Championship Game.

The Packers have not allowed a punt return for a touchdown since Sept.

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