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Tasker played in seven Pro Bowls ( 19– 1995) and became the only special teamer ever to be named the game's MVP in 1993. He was the first player to establish himself as a star almost exclusively through special teams play without being either a kicker or a returner. Contributing to his success in breaking up kick and punt returns was his speed he was almost always the first player to reach the return man. Despite his small size, he gained a reputation as one of the league's most feared hitters, forcing numerous fumbles. Tasker recalled, 'I told him not to worry because I was mistaken for a ball boy all the time'. Tasker stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) when he joined the Bills, Jim Haslett did not think that he was a player. He also caught 5 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in Buffalo's 1995 playoff win against the Miami Dolphins. In a 1994 playoff game against the Los Angeles Raiders, he set up the Bills first touchdown with a 67-yard kickoff return. Still, Tasker did make contributions at the more traditional role on offense and special teams. While he performed very well as a receiver when Buffalo needed his services there, the combination of excellent Bills depth at that position, his value as a special teams playmaker, and Tasker refusing to demand more playing time on offense kept his WR time very slight. After he joined the Buffalo Bills, he began to play at wide receiver more than with the Oilers. Tasker was listed as a wide receiver, however, most of his playing time came as a gunner, on punts and kickoffs. He was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills on November 8, 1986.

Tasker was selected in the ninth round (226th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers where he played for two seasons. Tasker continues to hold the Northwestern Wildcats football career record for kickoff return average (24.3). Although he had never played rugby before, he was named most valuable player at the Big Ten Conference Tournament. After finishing his college football career, and before being drafted into the NFL, he joined the school's rugby team. After two years, he transferred to Northwestern University where he played the final two years of his college career before joining the National Football League. Tasker first attended Dodge City Community College. He has several times been a nominee for the Hall, making the semi-finalist list eight times he has not been inducted as a member as of 2021.

In 2008, the NFL Network show NFL Top 10 ranked Tasker the ninth best former player not enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Tasker played most of his pro career with the Buffalo Bills, and was voted by Bills fans to the team's 50th season All-time Team. He began his college career at Dodge City Community College. He played college football at Northwestern. He was drafted in the ninth round (226th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. He is a former football player who was a wide receiver and gunner in the National Football League (NFL).

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Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962) is an American sports reporter, locally in Western New York on the MSG Western New York cable TV station, and on WGR Radio and formerly for CBS Sports. American football player Steve Tasker No.

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