Denicos Allen

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Denicos Allen
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-09) August 9, 1990 (age 34)
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Denicos Allen (born August 9, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans from 2010 to 2013, winning a Rose Bowl in 2013. After practice squad stints in the National Football League (NFL), he played in the CFL for Saskatchewan.

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College career

A native of Ohio, Allen played college football at Michigan State from 2010 to 2013, registering 278 total tackles. [2] [3] He helped lead the 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team to a Big Ten Conference championship and a victory over Stanford in the 2014 Rose Bowl. [4]

Professional career

Allen played in 4 preseason games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014 before being cut. [5] He was signed to their practice squad on November 25, 2014. [6]

He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in 2015, appearing in three games, two as a starter, and registering 17 tackles. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Denicos Allen". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Denicos Allen". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "'Dominant' Michigan State linebacker Denicos Allen got his toughness from his native Ohio". Mlive.com. December 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Michigan State tough guy Denicos Allen bids emotional farewell after 24-20 Rose Bowl victory". Mlive.com. January 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Denicos Allen game logs".Retrieved January 4, 2019
  6. ↑ Yaskinskas, Pat. "Buccaneers shake up return game". www.espn.go.com/blog/tampa-bay-buccaneers. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Denicos Allen". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 4, 2019.