Best quotes from Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies

Nearly surely, though, it wouldn't have been in his 25th year of eligibility.

Easley played for Seattle from 1981-to-1987. However, it didn't take long for that time limit to be blown away as former Seattle Seahawks safety Kenny Easley went almost 20 minutes before the Hall of Fame apparently cut off his teleprompter. He was a 5 time Pro Bowler, named an All-Pro six times and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1984.

"The Hall of Fame was the thing that pulled me out of it, " Easley said. But my pastor Tyrone Armstrong here tonight, somewhere right down here, has said many times, "there is a season for everything and while we sometimes try to figure it out God has already worked in out'". Lott made plays for the 49ers while Easley did the same for the Seahawks.

Easley retired from football at age 28, but not before he left his mark on the league.

It took Kenny Easley a very long time to earn this honor.