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Newton’s Nick Easley caps his Iowa football career in style

Nick Easley, a 2015 Newton High graduate, concluded his two-year playing career at Iowa with a MVP performance in the Hawkeyes’ 27-22 win over No. 18 Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 in Tampa, Fla. (Jocelyn Sheets)

Nick Easley, a 2015 Newton High graduate, concluded his two-year playing career at Iowa with a MVP performance in the Hawkeyes’ 27-22 win over No. 18 Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 in Tampa, Fla. (Jocelyn Sheets)

Nick Easley scores a touchdown on a 75-yard pass play in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 in Tampa, Fla. (Photo by)

Iowa wide receiver Nick Easley (84) holds off Minnesota's defensive back Kiondre Thomas (31) during an October Big Ten Conference game in Minneapolis. Easley caught a 21-yard TD pass late in the second quarter and the Newton native had 52 yards on six catches for the game. Iowa won 48-31. (AP File)

On Iowa Senior Day, Nick Easley was joined on the field by his parents Allison Lemke and John Easley before the game. The three hugged, below, then Easley joined his Hawkeye teammates in beating Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. (File Photos)

Nick Easley is introduced on Senior Day in Novemenber at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium. Iowa beat Nebraska ending his home career with a victory. (File Photo)

Iowa senior Nick Easley tears up when answering a question about what Kirk Ferentz meant to him as a player for the Hawkeyes after the Outback Bowl earlier this month. Easley finished his two-year career at Iowa with more than 100 career catches. (Photo by)