NFL Corridor of Fame Security
Kenny Easley Useless at 66
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Kenny Easley — a longtime security with the Seattle Seahawks — has died, the group confirmed Saturday morning.
The group stated Kenny lived as much as the values of his group by means of “his leadership, intensity, and fearlessness” in a publish uploaded to X. The Seahawks expressed condolences to his spouse and three youngsters within the publish. His explanation for loss of life will not be but public information.
Easley was drafted by the Seahawks with the fourth general decide within the 1981 NFL Draft after taking part in faculty ball at UCLA
Over the subsequent seven season, “The Enforcer” — as Kenny was referred to as — terrorized opposing offenses … racking up 32 interceptions. His greatest yr got here in 1984 when he picked off opposing quarterbacks 10 instances and received Defensive Participant of the 12 months honors.
Easley was additionally elected to 5 Professional Bowls, named a three-time All-Professional, and performed a significant function within the 1987 NFL strike as a labor consultant for Seattle … although his profession led to 1988 when he was identified with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome — a extreme kidney illness.
The Seahawks added him to their Ring of Honor in 2002 and he was elected to the NFL Corridor of Fame in 2017.
Easley was 66.
RIP
