Denicos Allen Explained

Denicos Allen
Number:	28
Position:	Linebacker
Birth Date:	August 9, 1990
Birth Place:	Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	11
Weight Lbs:	220
College:	Michigan State
Undraftedyear:	2014
Pastteams:	Tampa Bay Buccaneers * Winnipeg Blue Bombers * Saskatchewan Roughriders (–)
Highlights:	2× Second-team All-Big Ten (2011, 2013)
Pfr:	AlleDe00

Denicos Allen (born August 9, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the Michigan State from 2010 to 2013, winning a Rose Bowl in 2013 and played professional football with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2015.

College career

A native of Ohio, Allen played college football at Michigan State from 2010 to 2013, registering 278 total tackles.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3]

Professional career

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

He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in 2015, appearing in three games, two as a starter, and registering 17 tackles.^[6]

External links

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio

Notes and References

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