A Grant of Probate is a legal document obtained during the probate process that gives an executor the legal authority to manage a deceased person's possessions, also called the estate.
A first-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft, Easley played professionally for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks from 1981 to 1987. In 1984, Easley was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press.
Kenny Washington was actually the first African-American to sign a contract in 1946 with an NFL team. He came out of UCLA, where he played alongside two other great black football players, Woody Strode and another player whose name you may recognize, Jackie Robinson.