The longest punt returns in NFL history and why the greatest one will never be topped

Devin Hester. DeSean Jackson. Antonio Brown. These guys have some of the greatest punt returns of all time. The thing is, they have covered the sort of distance required to cement your name in Return of the Punt. The goal seems simple: cover as many yards as possible on your way to scoring a touchdown. But as those big names prove - it's not that easy.

Find out how someone managed to return a punt over 100 yards, practically cementing his place in NFL history.

Written and produced by Will Buikema
Directed and edited by Ryan Simmons
Graphics by Phil Pasternak

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