""Kenny Easley would have been a dominant safety in any era," Hall of Fame President and CEO Jim Porter said in a statement. "When he was enshrined in 2017, he took his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and embraced his football immortality. Kenny possessed excellent ball skills, but make no mistake: His biggest strengths were his fearlessness and intensity. If you had the ball as an opposing offensive player, he was going to hit you hard - and you were going to feel it for a while.""
""We are deeply saddened by the passing of Seahawks Legend Kenny Easley," the team said in a statement. "Kenny embodied what it meant to be a Seahawk through his leadership, toughness, intensity, and fearlessness. His intimidating nature and athletic grace made him one of the best players of all-time.""
Kenny Easley, 66, was a Hall of Fame safety who spent his entire seven-year NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks. He made five Pro Bowls, earned First Team All-Pro honors three times, was named the 1984 AFC Defensive Player of the Year and was a member of the 1980s All-Decade Team. Drafted fourth overall out of UCLA in 1981, he recorded 32 interceptions, including a league-high 10 in 1984, and returned three for touchdowns. Nicknamed "The Enforcer," his career ended after the 1987 season due to severe kidney disease; he later sued the Seahawks alleging ibuprofen-related kidney damage and lack of disclosure about the ailment. The Seahawks and the Pro Football Hall of Fame issued statements praising his leadership, toughness and intensity.
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