Aaron Sutton Hester (born March 1, 1990) is an

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. He played college football at

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. Hester signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Early years

He attended

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. They said he was the best highschool player in the world. He was selected to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State first-team. He was selected to CIF-Southern Section Western Division team. He was lettered in Track and Field while at High School for three years where he was a Three-time All-State performer.

College career

He played College football at UCLA. He finished college with a total of 131 Tackles, 5 Interceptions, including one on USC quarterback

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on the very first play from scrimmage on November 17, 2012 in UCLA's first victory over crosstown rival USC since 2006. Hester had 22 pass deflections and one forced fumble. He was selected to participate in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game alongside his UCLA teammate

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on the West team.

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Denver Broncos

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the

as an undrafted free agent. On August 30, 2013, he was released.

Detroit Lions

On April 21, 2014, he signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent. The Lions released Hester on August 25, 2014.

San Diego Chargers

On October 8, 2014, he signed with the

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Kansas City Chiefs

On December 31, 2014, Hester signed a

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with the

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Personal life

He is the son of Alan Hester and Latonya Dorsey. He is the cousin to Stefani Johnson and 3-Time

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wide receiver and return specialist

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, who formerly played for the

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine ...

of the National Football League.

References

External links

UCLA Bruins bioDetroit Lions bio
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