Return specialist

Devin Hester, who is shown fielding a punt during special teams practice at the Chicago Bears' 2007 Training Camp, is one of the best return specialists in National Football League history.

A Return Specialist is a player on American football or Canadian football special teams who specializes in returning punts and kickoff returns. There are few players who are exclusively return specialists; most play other positions as well. The special teams counterpart of a return specialist is a kicking specialist.

See also

• Kick returner
• Punt returner