Can KaVontae Turpin have ‘Devin Hester effect’ for Cowboys?
Cowboys return specialist KaVontae Turpin may become an electric playmaker, but can he follow in the footsteps of Devin Hester, perhaps the greatest returner in NFL history? Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel believes he can.
“We’ve talked about the ‘Devin Hester effect’ quite a few times,” Fassel said at a news conference recently. “The blockers knew they had someone that could score every time they touched the ball.”
A comparison to Hester is extremely high praise. He holds the record for most touchdown returns with 20. and made first-team All-Pro three times.
When the Cowboys signed Turpin in the middle of training camp, they were stunned by his potential.
Turpin looked like Hester in a preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers, when he had 184 yards in returns and scored two TDs.
