Pierre Allen

Pierre Allen (born November 18, 1987) is a former American football defensive end.

Pierre Allen
Allen in the 2012 preseason.
No. 95, 96
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1987-11-18) 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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Pierre Allen". University of Nebraska.
  3. Jon Nyatawa (July 29, 2010). "Allen prepared to fill gaping holes". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012.
  4. Spencer Schubert (September 8, 2009). "With Turner Out, Allen Ascends to Starting Role". Nebraska State Paper. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
  5. "Seattle Seahawks Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  6. Butler, Portis part of Seahawks cut to 53, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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