Eatman attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio where he starred in football and basketball.
He played on the Bruins Rose Bowl Champion squad as a senior following the 1982 season.
Eatman was selected in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Eatman entered the NFL with a five-year stint in Kansas City (1986–1990) before playing six seasons with the New York Jets (1991–1992), the Los Angeles Rams (1993), the Atlanta Falcons (1994) and the Houston Oilers (1995–1996).
Eatman previously served as an assistant offensive line coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.