Dominique Easley is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
Education
Easley attended Curtis High School in Staten Island, New York, where he played football and competed in track. In football, he was selected to play in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, where he announced his commitment to attend the.
Easley also competed in track & field as a junior. At the 2009 PSAL Burough Championships, he won the shot put event, with a throw of 40 ft, and placed 10th in the 55-meter dash, with a time of 7.44 seconds.
He took 8th in the shot put at the 2009 PSAL City Champs, with a Puerto Rico of 43 ft 7 in.
Considered a five-star recruit by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com, Easley was listed as the Number.
1 defensive tackle in the nation in 2010.
Career
He played college football for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Patriots in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Easley accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp"s Florida Gators football teams from 2010 to 2013.
As a true freshman in 2010, Easley played sparingly, playing in six games and totaling four tackles.
In 2011, he started all 12 regular-season games, before suffering a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament against Florida State. He recorded a total of 37 tackles on the season, finishing tied for fifth on the team with 7.5 tackles for a loss.
In 2012, he played in and started eleven games, missing two games due to injury. He collected 26 tackles on the season, including 8.5 tackles for a loss and a team leading four quarterback sacks, while adding a fumble recovery.
In 2013, Easley"s senior season was cut short after tearing his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in practice leading up to the Kentucky game.
He totaled five tackles, including two for a loss. On September 30, 2013, just a few days after it was reported he would miss the rest of the college football season, Easley announced he would forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the NFL Draft. 2014 NFL Draft Dominique was selected by the New England Patriots as the 29th pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
The team signed him to a 4-year contract on June 23, 2014.
According to Ian Rapoport, the contract is for $7.3 million. New England Patriots = 2014 season On September 7, 2014, Easley played in his first NFL regular season game, a 20–33 road loss to the Miami Dolphins.
On December 17, the Patriots placed Easley on injured reserve. = 2015 season After the departure of longtime starter Vince Wilfork, Easley began the 2015 season as one of the Patriots" starting defensive tackles.
On December 15, 2015, the Patriots placed Easley on injured reserve once again, ending his season.
He ended the season with 15 tackles and two sacks.
