Steve Tasker, the standout special teams player from the Buffalo Bills’ Super Bowl-era squad, is a Hall of Fame semifinalist once again this year. This is the ninth time that Tasker has appeared on the ballot as a finalist, and it is his final year of eligibility as a modern-era player.
Tasker joined the Bills via a waiver claim on November 8, 1986. That date is significant because it was the first transaction under Buffalo’s new head coach, Marv Levy, who was hired just five days prior. Levy, himself a former special teams coach, knew that he needed to prioritize that phase of the game, and while Tasker was listed as a wide receiver, he spent nearly all of his time covering kicks and punts on special teams.