Allen with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 | |
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | November 18, 1987
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 highlights and awards | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Pierre Allen (born November 18, 1987) is a former American football defensive end.
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]
Allen was signed by the Seattle 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.