Omar Easy

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Omar Easy
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Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1977-10-29) October 29, 1977 (age 46)
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Everett (MA)
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 2002  / Round: 4 / Pick: 107
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:42
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Omar Xavier Easy (born October 29, 1977) is a Jamaican-born American former football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played collegiate football at Penn State before being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. [1] He played one season for the Oakland Raiders before retiring due to knee problems.

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Career

Football

Easy was named Gatorade and USA Today Massachusetts Player of the Year in 1996 while at Everett High School in Everett, Massachusetts. As a college senior, he was the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 Blue–Gray Football Classic. [2] Easy suffers from exercise-induced asthma. He established the EasyWay Foundation in 2003 to benefit children with asthma.

Post-playing

From 2007 to 2009, Easy served as assistant offensive football coach and boys’ head track and field coach for his high school alma mater, Everett High School. He received his B.A. degree in broadcast journalism in 2001 from Pennsylvania State University, which included a minor in business management. He also received both his Master of Education (M.Ed.) in the field of education administration and his Ph.D. in educational leadership from Pennsylvania State University. Additionally, he earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix in 2010.

In 2011, Easy was appointed director of player personnel and development in football for his college alma mater, Penn State. In January 2012, he left that position to become vice principal of his high school alma mater Everett High School. [3]

In 2020, Easy was selected as one of three finalists for the position of Superintendent of Public Schools for Quincy, Massachusetts. [4]

In January, 2021, Easy entered into negotiations to become the next Superintendent of Schools for Wayland, Massachusetts Public Schools. [5] He began his term on July 1, 2021.

In February, 2023, Easy was placed on leave from the position of Superintendent of Schools for Wayland, Massachusetts Public Schools under allegations of misconduct. [6]

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References

  1. "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-02-12. Retrieved 2006-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Dr. Omar Easy Named Vice Principal of EHS – Everett Independent".
  4. Whitfill, Mary. "Quincy School Committee interviews first superintendent candidate". The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  5. "Wayland Superintendent Pick is Everett Educator, Ex-NFL Player". 29 January 2021.
  6. "Wayland Superintendent Omar Easy On Leave After Inquiry Into Conduct". Wayland, MA Patch. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.