I think most would agree that the NSFL Hall of Fame has a recency bias. Active players of active members are pushed for over the more deserving players of the past. Statistics of the past are quickly dismissed by citing the rules changes that took place since then. However I've always been of the view that as a player you play the game that's there to be played against the team you're playing against. The rules and the quality of the opposition are not your concern.
So with that said let's talk about Jayce Tuck. 2 time NSFL Defensive Player of the Year, as a Defensive End with the Arizona Outlaws. He sits at 4th on the all time career sacks list sandwiched between hall of famers both above him and below him. What's more, he's top of the all time tackle for loss list with an amazing 113 TFLs, numberous hall of famers sitting behind him. It's always been a funny quirk of NSFL statistics that sacks get more attention than tackles for loss, and Jayce's omission shows that plainly. He also still holds the single game record in that stat from 2019, when he made 7 tackles for loss in week 6 versus the Yellowknife Wraiths.
While there was an investigation into Tucks use of performance enhancing drugs, it was never conclusive enough for this authors satisfaction and was perhaps more politically motivated, rather than some search for justice. We hope the members of the Hall of Fame committee can put their glasses on and see past their short sightedness and vote for one of the greatest defensive linemen of all time. A man who was instrumental in writing one of the first chapters in the history of the league.
So with that said let's talk about Jayce Tuck. 2 time NSFL Defensive Player of the Year, as a Defensive End with the Arizona Outlaws. He sits at 4th on the all time career sacks list sandwiched between hall of famers both above him and below him. What's more, he's top of the all time tackle for loss list with an amazing 113 TFLs, numberous hall of famers sitting behind him. It's always been a funny quirk of NSFL statistics that sacks get more attention than tackles for loss, and Jayce's omission shows that plainly. He also still holds the single game record in that stat from 2019, when he made 7 tackles for loss in week 6 versus the Yellowknife Wraiths.
While there was an investigation into Tucks use of performance enhancing drugs, it was never conclusive enough for this authors satisfaction and was perhaps more politically motivated, rather than some search for justice. We hope the members of the Hall of Fame committee can put their glasses on and see past their short sightedness and vote for one of the greatest defensive linemen of all time. A man who was instrumental in writing one of the first chapters in the history of the league.