Overview
- Kenny Easley’s family informed the Pro Football Hall of Fame of his Friday night death at age 66, and the Seahawks issued a statement offering condolences to his wife, Gail, and their children.
- Easley was a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro who won the 1984 NFL Defensive Player of the Year with a league-high 10 interceptions.
- The hard-hitting safety, nicknamed “The Enforcer,” spent his entire seven-year NFL career with Seattle after being drafted No. 4 overall out of UCLA in 1981.
- His career ended when severe kidney disease was discovered in 1988; he later settled a lawsuit alleging painkiller overuse contributed to the condition and subsequently received a kidney transplant.
- He reconciled with the franchise in the 2000s, entering the Seahawks Ring of Honor in 2002, earning Pro Football Hall of Fame induction in 2017, and having his No. 45 retired by the team.