Editing Steve Tasker (section)

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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Steve Tasker
| image       = Steve Tasker interview.png
| caption     = Tasker in 2023
| number      = 80, 89
| position    = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1962|4|10}}
| birth_place = [[Smith Center, Kansas]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 9
| weight_lb   = 185
| high_school = [[Leoti, Kansas|Wichita County]] (Leoti, Kansas)
| college     = [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
| draftyear   = 1985
| draftround  = 9
| draftpick   = 226
| pastteams   =
* [[History of the Houston Oilers|Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1985|1986}})
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|1986}}–{{NFL Year|1997}})
| highlights  =
* 5× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1991 All-Pro Team|1991]]–[[1995 All-Pro Team|1995]])
* 7× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1988 Pro Bowl|1987]], [[1991 Pro Bowl|1990]]–[[1996 Pro Bowl|1995]])
* [[Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame]]
* [[Buffalo Bills#50th Anniversary Team|Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team]]
| statlabel1  = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1  = 51
| statlabel2  = [[Reception (American football)|Receiving yards]]
| statvalue2  = 779
| statlabel3  = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdown]]s
| statvalue3  = 9
| pfr         = TaskSt00
}}

'''Steven Jay Tasker''' (born April 10, 1962) is an American [[sports reporter]] and former professional [[American football|football]] [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He spent the majority of his career with the [[Buffalo Bills]] but began his career with the [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]. He was a five-time first-team [[All-Pro]] and a seven-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection, primarily as a [[special teams]] player.

Tasker played [[college football]] at [[Dodge City Community College]] in Kansas before playing for the [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats]]. He was selected in the ninth round of the [[1985 NFL draft]] by the Oilers. Tasker played most of his pro career with Buffalo, and was voted by Bills fans to the team's 50th season All-time Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/bills-all-time-team-fan-voting-determined-26-total-members/892eb237-0f28-4bab-a22e-9b8c399ade64 |title=Bills All-Time Team Fan Voting Determined 26 Total Members |last=Major |first=Andy |publisher=Buffalo Bills |date=April 25, 2009 |access-date=August 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033106/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/bills-all-time-team-fan-voting-determined-26-total-members/892eb237-0f28-4bab-a22e-9b8c399ade64 |archive-date=April 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> After retiring from playing, he has worked as a reporter, currently serving locally in Western New York on the [[MSG Western New York]] cable TV station, and on [[WGR]] Radio and formerly for [[CBS Sports]].

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]]. He has several times been a nominee for the Hall, making the semi-finalist list eight times, but has not been selected as a member as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=15 Modern-Era players announced as Finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2024 {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2023/12/15-modern-era-players-announced-as-finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame%E2%80%99s-class-of-2024 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref>