Devin Hester Defends Jay Cutler

After Jay Cutler was traded to the Bears because he wouldn't cooperate with the Broncos, some in the NFL community -- notably former Bears head coach Mike Ditka -- suggested that Cutler's attitude in Denver showed he wasn't a good leader.

But one of Cutler's new receivers, Devin Hester, begs to differ.

Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune reports:

"If you haven't been around a person like Cutler, how could you say something like that? ...

"Can't judge a book by its cover," Hester said. "If you haven't sat down and talked to him, how could you say something like that? He's calm in the huddle. He makes us laugh and he jokes around before the ball is snapped. That's the kind of quarterback who is relaxed and says, 'Let's play ball.' ...

"Just from the OTAs we've had, our offense has changed a whole lot," Hester said. "I feel like we're stronger than we have ever been. I feel like we're going to take the ball up and down the field. That's the kind of quarterback Jay brings to this team."

I tend to agree with Hester on this. Cutler clearly wasn't pleased about the firing of Mike Shanahan, the hiring of Josh McDaniels and the other changes made in Denver this off-season, but that doesn't mean he's not going to be a happy camper in Chicago. I think the Bears have found themselves a leader.

Via PFT.