"The most dangerous return man in NFL history was left off this year's Pro Bowl roster, and Devin Hester's not happy about it.

"Heck yeah I'm disappointed,'' Hester said Friday. "I'm not going to lie. I was a little upset. But he did a job this year.''

The "he'' Hester referred to was Cardinals rookie Patrick Peterson, who was voted in as the NFC's return man. Peterson has returned four punts for touchdowns this season, tying a record Hester also shares. But Hester, with three combined returns for scores this season, still leads the NFL in punt-return average with 17.3 yards per return despite battling injury issues. Peterson's average is 15.9.

"If anybody was going to beat me, I knew it was going to be him,'' Hester said of Peterson.

Hester is listed as the first alternate behind Peterson but is unlikely to end up in Hawaii.

"But I'm pretty sure (Peterson's) going to go,'' Hester said. "Anybody who's a rookie and in the Pro Bowl is going to go.''"