Newly-acquired Devin Hester may or may not provide any sparks for the Seattle Seahawks during the playoffs, but the team evidently viewed his addition as a necessary supplement to the return game following Tyler Lockett’s designation for injured reserve. Without Lockett, the Seahawks were reduced to using Richard Sherman as a punt returner Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, just like they did in week 2 when Lockett first damaged his PCL against the Los Angeles Rams.
Sherman called fair catch on all but one chance to field punts Sunday, so he wasn’t dynamic as a returner.