Name: Seattle Seahawks legend Kenny Easley dies at 66
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Description: Kenny Easley, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame safety who embodied the heart and toughness of Seahawks football, has died at 66. A seven-year Seahawk and 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Easley was known to fans as “The Enforcer”, and was one of the most feared and respected defenders of his era.

Kenny Easley, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame safety who embodied the heart and toughness of Seahawks football, has died at 66. A seven-year Seahawk and 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Easley was known to fans as “The Enforcer”, and was one of the most feared and respected defenders of his era.

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Seattle Seahawks Hall of Fame safety Kenny Easley has died at the age of 66. The Seahawks honored Easley by lowering the 12 flag at their practice facility, and tributes have poured in from former teammates and the wider football community.

Easley, nicknamed 'the enforcer,' played seven seasons with the Seahawks, earning 32 interceptions and 498 tackles before his career was cut short by kidney failure. Despite past tensions with the team over his health issues, Easley reconciled with the organization and was inducted into both the Seahawks Ring of Honor and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Seattle Seahawks legend Kenny Easley dies at 66

We begin with the tragic passing of one of the best Seahawks to ever do it, Kenny Easley. Seattle and the football community are remembering Easley, paying tribute to the football legend after he died at the age of 66. The Seahawks lowered the 12 flag at their practice facility to honor him. FOX 13's Shira Masuzawa reflects on his career and how one former Seahawks player says Kenny set the standard. For one of the greatest safeties in the NFL, Kenny Easley. He's been described as one of the greatest players in Seahawks history. The enforcer. Nicknamed the enforcer for his hard hitting plays, Easley had 32 interceptions, 498 tackles and eight sacks by the time his career ended in 1987. A career that lasted seven seasons and was cut short because of health issues, but a career that left a lasting impression. In 2002, Easley was inducted into the Seahawks Ring of Honor, then in 2017 joined the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. Let your requests be made known to God and watch what God can do for you. This was Easley as he spoke at the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame. The football legend is survived by his wife Gail and their three children. Send my thoughts and prayers out to his family and it's pretty tough. We caught up with former Seahawks player and fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Jones as he was serving food at Saturday's Seahawks Thanksgiving. He had just found out about Easley. One of my brothers, someone I definitely got to know in the later years, but so sad. Jones says Easley was all about the community and off the field inspired so many to give back. I'm a animal of watching people and how they move and stuff. So I definitely enjoyed the way that he moved and the way he wanted to to change the community. And I think a lot of guys want to do that. And that's why I come down here and be a part of this because you want to change the community and help the community. And on the field, Jones says Easley set the standard for a lot of players who followed. You go back and watch those guys on film and stuff and they're doing it the same way, you know, competing very hard, going out there and leaving it on the field. And definitely Kenny was a guy that definitely left it on the field. Easley was just 66 years old. When given lemons, you make lemonade and you make the best lemonade that you can make. And that's what I did. That's the that's the lesson in this. Shira Matsuzawa, Fox 13 News. One thing to note, there was some tension between Kenny Easley and the Seahawks. Being one of the hardest hitting defensive backs, those bruising hits that hurt others also hurt him. Doctors told Easley his kidneys were failing. He blamed the team, claiming he was given handfuls of ibuprofen to relieve pain. Unknowingly, it was destroying his kidneys, leading to several kidney transplants. This ultimately ended his playing career. Easley sued the team and says court records revealed the team and doctors knew Easley's kidneys were failing, but did not alert him nor pull him from games. He settled the lawsuit, but it hurt his relationship with the team and his love for the game. It wasn't until 2002 under new owner Paul Allen, when his relationship with the team started to mend. That's when he was inducted into the Ring of Honor. When it was time for me to make the right decision, I was lucky enough to have a good woman that told me to do it. Because I probably could have held out another 15 years. Once things settled, he returned to Seattle, connecting with coaches, players, both past and present, and of course, the fans.

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