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No one is perfect…except Devin Hester

It’s no secret that pro football players are as big of fans of the Madden NFL Football video game franchise as the scrawny geeks who would never last a minute on a real football field. Not only do they play the game, they use the game’s skill ratings as a de facto measure of their abilities in real life. Well now the arms race in video game football has been ratcheted up a notch.

According to game blog Joystiq, Chicago Bears kick return specialist Devion Hester actually lobbied the game developers to be the fastest player in the new edition of Madden due out this year. And his efforts were richly rewarded, as according to the post Hester will have a speed rating of 100, making him the first player in history to have a perfect score for any attribute in the game.

Now I’ll agree that Hester is fast — his six touchdowns set an NFL record — but to say he’s the fastest ever might be a stretch. And what are we to make of his lobbying efforts? Are Madden game designers taking kickbacks and other enticements under the table? There had better be a Senate inquiry into this matter for the sake of our children.

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