CANTON, Ohio — Kenny Easley may have been as great as any player in Seahawks history but he often seemed as distant as any of the team’s legends.
Easley played seven incredible years as a safety for the Seahawks from 1981 to 1987 before a contentious ending to his career resulted in him largely disappearing from view for 15 years before current owner Paul Allen helped bring him back into the fold in 2002.
So maybe it made sense that a roughly 25-minute speech Saturday celebrating his official enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame — becoming the fourth player who spent his entire career in Seattle to be inducted — was largely devoted to issues outside of football and to Easley’s life before and after the NFL.