Armando Allen

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Armando Allen, Jr.
Murray State Racers
Position:Special teams coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-30) April 30, 1989 (age 35)
Opa-locka, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS (FL)
College: Notre Dame
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:42
Rushing yards:172
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:16

Armando Allen, Jr. (born April 30, 1989) is a former American football running back. He played professionally for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Allen played college football at the University of Notre Dame. He was the Running Backs Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Charleston Southern University from 2019–2021. Allen previously held the position of assistant coach at Texas Southern University.

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Early years

Allen played high school football at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah, Florida. A preseason fractured fibula ended his 2006 senior season before it ever began. However, he rushed for 1,095 yards and 12 touchdowns as junior in 2005, despite missing three games to injury. He was selected for 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not participate because of his injury. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com , Allen was listed as the No. 2 all-purpose back in the nation. [1] He chose Notre Dame over offers from Tennessee, Duke and Florida.

College career

As a freshman, he started 4 games in which he recorded a team-best 1,176 all-purpose yards, averaging 98.0 yards per game. He was the second-leading rusher on the team with 348 yards on 86 carries. As a sophomore in 2008, he started 8 games in which he led the Irish in rushing with 585 yards on 134 carries (4.4 avg) and added three touchdowns. He also ranked second on the team with 50 receptions and tallied 355 receiving yards and two touchdowns. As a junior, he only played in 8 games (7 starts) because of injury, but he was still able to lead the Irish in rushing for second straight season with 697 yards and three touchdowns on 142 carries. In his final season as a senior, playing in only 8 games due to a hip injury, ranked second on the team in rushing with 514 yards on 107 carries (4.8) and added two touchdowns.

He finished his 4-year career at Notre Dame rushing for 2144 yards on 469 carries (4.6 Avg) and 8 touchdowns. He lived up to the hype as being an all-purpose back, by recording 4337 all-purpose yards, which is 5th most in school history. He graduated with a degree in sociology.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8+1⁄4 in
(1.73 m)		199 lb
(90 kg)		30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m)		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		4.59 s1.54 s2.64 s4.12 s7.10 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [2] [3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Allen was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on July 27, 2011. [4] However, he was waived during final cuts on September 3.

Chicago Bears

Allen was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad on September 5, 2011. He was promoted to the active roster on December 19. Allen made his debut on Christmas Day against the Green Bay Packers and rushed for 40 yards on 11 carries. [5] [6] Allen lost the third running back battle to Lorenzo Booker, and was waived on August 31, 2012.

Allen scored his first career touchdown run against the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 7, 2012, the longest touchdown run by a Bears player since Matt Forte's 68-yard run in 2010. Though he became an exclusive rights free agent in 2013, Allen signed his tender on March 28. [7] He was released on August 30, 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking – Rivals.com all-purpose backs 2007". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Armando Allen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2011 NFL Draft Scout Armando Allen College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Stroud, Rick (July 28, 2011). "Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign 16 undrafted free agents". St. Petersburg Times . Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Allen likely to help fill void in backfield". Chicagobears.com. December 23, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Conte placed on IR; Bears promote three". Chicagobears.com. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  7. ↑ Mayer, Larry (March 28, 2013). "Armando Allen signs exclusive rights tender". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
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