"It was definitely hard to deal with, especially after a promising preseason," Easley said from Orchard Park, N.Y, earlier this week. "A situation came up, it came out of nowhere."
The 6-foot-2, 225-pound former UConn star, who played his high school ball at Bunnell of Stratford, called the heart condition "personal" and declined to elaborate on it, but it was not only serious enough to keep him out of the opener, it also landed him on injured reserve for the second straight season.
"Football is not going to be something I do for the rest of my life -- it was a wake-up call for sure," said Easley, who was recently cleared to resume his football career. "Your health is just too important."
The 6-foot-2, 225-pound former UConn star, who played his high school ball at Bunnell of Stratford, called the heart condition "personal" and declined to elaborate on it, but it was not only serious enough to keep him out of the opener, it also landed him on injured reserve for the second straight season.
"Football is not going to be something I do for the rest of my life -- it was a wake-up call for sure," said Easley, who was recently cleared to resume his football career. "Your health is just too important."
Comment