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Jared Allen | Defensive Lineman

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Age / DOB:  (31) / 4/3/1982
Ht / Wt:  6'6' / 270
College: Idaho State
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Vikings RE Jared Allen said he has "absolutely no idea" where he'll be playing football at in 2014.
"I pray about it," Allen said. "I talk to my wife. And we'll end up going where the good Lord takes us. But I don’t know where that path is headed. Best-case scenario would have been that we would have never gotten to this point. Best-case scenario would have been the organization would have gotten something done [on an extension] a few years back." Allen is entering the final year of his contract, and so are fellow defensive ends Brian Robison and Everson Griffen. Allen and the Vikings have yet to discuss an extension. May 23 - 10:23 PM
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Vikings RE Jared Allen says the team never asked him to restructure his contract.

"You use the word restructure and that to me makes it feel like they’d want me to take a pay cut," Allen said. "And if anybody asked me to take a pay cut, I’d be through the first door out of there. So no. We haven’t talked one iota." Allen is entering the final year of his contract in his age-31 season and is set to make over $14 million. The two sides also haven't discussed an extension.
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
May 22 - 9:44 PM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Vikings RE Jared Allen said he already has 95 percent of the range of motion in his surgically-repaired shoulder.

Allen underwent a procedure to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder after the season. It's a painful injury, but one he was able to play through to the tune of 12 sacks while playing in all 16 games last season. Allen, 31, is entering the final season of the $73M deal he signed back in 2008.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
May 2 - 10:06 AM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Vikings RE Jared Allen underwent "minor" knee surgery in addition to his shoulder operation on January 31, but is expected to be ready for June's minicamp.

Per reporter Tom Pelissero, the surgery was a "cleanup job." Allen's shoulder procedure was to repair a torn labrum. Together, they were the first operations of Allen's nine-year career. Allen has a lot of wear and tear on his soon-to-be 31-year-old body, but hasn't missed a game since 2004. Even if he's not ready for minicamp, he should be ready to roll for training camp.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Mar 26 - 4:20 PM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Vikings RE Jared Allen had the torn labrum in his left shoulder surgically repaired on Thursday.

Allen is expected to be ready for training camp. Playing hurt all season, Allen knew about the injury as far back as August but didn't disclose it to reporters until late in the year. Although the surgery will sideline him for most or all pre-training camp activities, Allen usually skips those anyway to train on his own. Allen finished the 2012 season with 45 tackles and 12 sacks. He turns 31 in April.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Feb 2 - 12:20 AM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities expects the Vikings to approach RE Jared Allen about restructuring his contract.

Coming off a hit-or-miss season, Allen is due a whopping $14.3 million in 2013, and will count more than $17 million against the cap. It's not an outrageous sum of money for a player with Allen's pedigree, but he's recovering from the first surgery (shoulder) of his career, and will turn 31 in April. Entering the final season of the six-year, $73.260 million deal he signed in 2008, Allen should be open to restructuring if it's in the form of an extension.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Jan 30 - 5:41 PM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Vikings RE Jared Allen will undergo offseason shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum.

It's the first surgery of any kind for Allen in his nine-year NFL career. Allen says he doesn't know when he tore the shoulder up, but he played with it for much of the season. Bum shoulder and all, he still recorded a respectable 12 sacks. Allen will play in the Pro Bowl on January 27 and then undergo the procedure shortly after. He should be fine for training camp.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Jan 6 - 9:58 AM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Jared Allen (shoulder/back) had full participation in Friday's practice after missing practice on Wednesday and Thursday.

Despite the torn labrum in his shoulder, Allen is good to go for Sunday's contest against the Bears. Chicago gives up an average of 2.9 sacks per game, so those in IDP leagues can expect a strong game out of Allen. Rotoworld's IDP specialist, Jeff Ratcliffe, ranks Allen as his No. 2 defensive lineman for Week 14.
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Sat, Dec 8, 2012 10:31:00 AM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

According to FOX Sports' Jay Glazer, Vikings RE Jared Allen is playing through a torn labrum in his shoulder.

Allen is buddies with Glazer from offseason MMA training, and beat writer Tom Pelissero suspects this report is Allen's way of getting word out on why his production has sagged. Allen has seven sacks on the season, but none over his past three games. The Vikings need him desperately to rediscover early-season form Sunday against the Packers as they attempt to contain Aaron Rodgers.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 12:52:00 PM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

The Vikings say they plan on reducing RE Jared Allen's snaps this season.

Allen annually plays more than 90 percent of the defensive snaps with a relentless motor, so we're not sure why the Vikings would want to slow him down. He racked up 22 sacks last year and just turned 30 years old in April. Once the chips are down, the Vikings figure to give Allen his usual reps.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Fri, Aug 3, 2012 10:16:00 AM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Jared Allen is aiming to break the single-season sack record after coming up one sack short in 2011.

"I think before you get that close, you're not really sure if it's attainable," Allen said. "You always think it is, because you always think if someone did it, I can do it. I think 25 (sacks in a season) is possible." Allen has averaged 15.5 sacks his four seasons in Minnesota.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 08:34:00 PM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Jared Allen finished the season with 22 sacks, a half-sack away from Michael Strahan's single-season record.

Allen now has 105 sacks in his 125 career games and has at least 11 sacks in five straight seasons. Still, Allen was frustrated that he didn't get the record. "It's like being runner-up at the prom," Allen said. "The crown just doesn't mean as much." He's under contract in Minnesota through 2013.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Mon, Jan 2, 2012 12:35:00 PM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

After racking up 3 1/2 sacks against the Lions in Week 14, Jared Allen now has 100 1/2 for his career.

Allen is one of 27 players that now have 100 career sacks. Colts DE Dwight Freeney also eclipsed the milestone on Sunday. Allen, who leads the league with 17 1/2 sacks this season, is within striking distance of Michael Strahan's single-season record. Strahan recorded 22 1/2 in 2001.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Mon, Dec 12, 2011 09:11:00 AM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Jared Allen set a team record by recording a sack in his ninth straight game Sunday.

The Vikings are 1-6, but Allen hasn't slowed down at all. He leads the league with 11 1/2 sacks, including 10 in his last five games. Allen will square off with a depleted Panthers' offensive line next week.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 10:29:00 AM
Jared Allen - DL - Vikings

Through five weeks, Jared Allen leads the NFL with 8.5 sacks.

He would have 9.5, but Kevin Kolb poked him in the eye while in the grasp last week. Allen had to let go because "it felt like Kolb was touching my brain." Allen and Brian Robison have combined for 13 sacks on a still-dominant defensive line. The Vikes haven't missed Ray Edwards in the least.
Related: Brian Robison
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 06:28:00 PM

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