Charles Richard Easmon (born July 3, 1963) is a former

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in the

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for the

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and

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. He played

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at the

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Early years

Easmon attended

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, where he played

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

. He was a part of two teams that won the Class 2A state championship. He received All-state honors as a senior. He accepted a football scholarship from the

, with the intention of being converted into a wide receiver or

. He started at

in his last 3 seasons. As a senior, he had 49 tackles and 4 interceptions (led the team).

Professional career

Easmon was signed as an

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by the

after the

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. He was waived on September 2. He was re-signed on September 11. He was released on November 9, to make room to activate

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Vince Albritton. On November 12,

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, he was claimed off waivers by the

to replace veteran

Carl Howard Carl Delano Howard, Jr. (born September 20, 1961) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Jets. He played college football at Rutgers University. Early ...

. He played on

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and as a nickel back. In

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, he was limited with a thigh injury. He was activated on December 20. On September 7,

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

, he was placed on the

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with a knee injury. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Personal life

His cousin

Ernie Mills Ernest Lee Mills, III (born October 28, 1968) is an American former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the Universit ...

played wide receiver in the

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and in the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Easmon, Ricky 1963 births Living people People from Inverness, Florida Players of American football from Florida American football cornerbacks Florida Gators football players Dallas Cowboys players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players