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Kenny Easleys NFL career was so short that it was easy to overlook, and for years, the Pro Football Hall of Fame did just that to the 1980s second-most dominant safety.

No one will be overlooking his speech now that hes in, though.

From the video:

Please allow me this opportunity and this moment for a very serious message for which I feel very strongly about. Black livesdo matter, and all lives matter, too.

The clip might send a mixed message, given the hashtag movements evoked. The Seattle Seahawks legend continued on well past that clip, though. Via Pro Football Talk:

But the carnage affecting young black men today from random violence to police shootings across this nation has to stop. Weve got to stand up as a country, as black Americans and fight the good fight to protect our youth and our American constitutional right not to die while driving or walking the streets black in America. It has to stop, and we can do it, and the lessons we learn in sports can help.

Thats a powerful message to send during a Hall of Fame speech. This was Easleys moment of long-awaited recognition, and he chose to shine the spotlight on a greater issue. He also ended the debate and admitted Ronnie Lott was better than him.

Colin Kaepernicks name did not come up, but Easley would be welcome in the Seahawks current locker room, where multiple players have stood up for their former rival quarterback.

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Kenny Easley's Hall of Fame speech: 'Black lives do matter, and all lives matter, too' - For The Win