Seahawks icon Kenny Easley handed away on Friday, per an announcement from the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. He was 66 years previous.
“We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Seahawks legend Kenny Easley,” a team statement reads partly. “Kenny embodied what it meant to be a Seahawk via his management, toughness, depth, and fearlessness. His intimidating nature and athletic grace made him top-of-the-line gamers of all-time.”
Easley joined the Seahawks as a first-round decide in 1981 and spent his complete profession with the staff. Inside that span, he racked up quite a few accolades together with 5 Professional Bowl nods. Easley additionally secured first-team All-Professional honors yearly from 1983-85.
The UCLA product gained the Defensive Participant of the 12 months award in 1984. Easley was named to the NFL’s All-Decade staff for the Nineteen Eighties. After a profession which included 95 mixed common and postseason video games, he was included within the Corridor of Fame class of 2017.
Nicknamed ‘the Enforcer,’ Easley developed a popularity over the course of his embellished profession for his physicality. He additionally delivered constant performances when it comes to ball manufacturing, nonetheless. Easley racked up 32 interceptions, main the league with 10 in the course of the 1984 marketing campaign (and returning two for touchdowns). He additionally recorded 9 pressured fumbles and was restricted to single digits when it comes to video games performed solely as soon as in a season.
A kidney ailment resulted in Easley’s profession ending on the age of 28. He sued the staff over allegations that enormous doses of ibuprofen resulted within the injury to his kidneys and that the staff failed to tell him of the difficulty throughout his remaining season. A settlement out of court docket was in the end reached. The perimeters reconciled in 2002, and in that 12 months Easley was inducted into the Seahawks’ Ring of Honor.
