Pro Football Hall of Famer Kenny Easley died at 66 years old, the Hall announced on Saturday.
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Easley passed away on Friday night.
He was a seven-year NFL veteran, playing his whole career with the Seattle Seahawks.
Easley was inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2017.
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Nicknamed “The Enforcer,” Easley, who played safety, was drafted fourth overall in the 1981 NFL Draft.
“Kenny Easley would have been a dominant safety in any era,” said Jim Porter, president & CEO of the Hall
His accolades include 1983 AFC Defensive Player of the Year, 1984 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, named to five Pro Bowls, NFL All-Decade Team for the 1980s, 32 interceptions, among many other achievements, our sister station in Seattle, KIRO, reported.
“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," Porter said.
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