His name is synonymous with special teams excellence, but not in the way most think of special teams. For many, special teams are about kickers, punters, and returners. And while Tasker did serve as a more than capable returner in his career, he earned his seven trips to the Pro Bowl the hard way. Tasker was the man entrusted with stopping all those kickers, punters, and returners, and no one in the league was more feared.

"On special teams, he turned into a terror," said Tasker's Hall of Fame head coach Marv Levy. "He played the game the way it should be played."

In an era of flashy return men like Mel Gray, Eric Metcalf, Brian Mitchell, and Pro Football Hall of Famers Tim Brown, Deion Sanders, and Rod Woodson, he was their nemesis.

Steve Tasker was the kick and punt coverage specialis

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