 Allen in the 2012 preseason. | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 18, 1987 Denver, Colorado |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Nebraska |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Pierre Allen (born November 18, 1987) is a former American football defensive end.
Nebraska
He played college football at Nebraska. [1] While playing at Nebraska, Allen was selected as a first-team All-Big 12 player and was the captain of the 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. He was also on the watch lists for the Lombardi Award and the Ted Hendricks Award. [2] [3] [4]
Seattle Seahawks
Allen was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the end of the NFL lockout on July 26, 2011. He was injured/released on September 3, 2011 and then re-signed to Seattle Seahawks practice squad on November 9, 2011. [5]
Allen played for the Seahawks throughout the 2012 preseason. He was waived on August 31, 2012 as part of the final cuts to the 53-man roster. [6] He was not among the seven players signed to the Seahawks' practice squad.
References
- ^ Legwold, Jeff (February 28, 2011). "Thomas Jefferson graduate Pierre Allen eager to play anywhere NFL wants him to play". Denver Post. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Pierre Allen". University of Nebraska.
- ^ Jon Nyatawa (July 29, 2010). "Allen prepared to fill gaping holes". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012.
- ^ Spencer Schubert (September 8, 2009). "With Turner Out, Allen Ascends to Starting Role". Nebraska State Paper. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ Butler, Portis part of Seahawks cut to 53, "Butler, Portis part of Seahawks cut to 53 | KING5.com Seattle". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
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