Pierre Allen Explained
Pierre Allen |
Number: | 95, 96 |
Position: | Defensive end |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1987 |
Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 265 |
College: | Nebraska |
Undraftedyear: | 2011 |
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Pierre Allen (born November 18, 1987) is a former American football defensive end.
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.
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Notes and References
- News: Legwold, Jeff . Thomas Jefferson graduate Pierre Allen eager to play anywhere NFL wants him to play . . February 28, 2011 . 2011-08-14.
- Web site: Pierre Allen. University of Nebraska.
- News: Jon Nyatawa. Allen prepared to fill gaping holes. Omaha World-Herald. July 29, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20120908125119/http://www.omaha.com/article/20100729/BIGRED/707299748/0. September 8, 2012.
- News: Spencer Schubert. With Turner Out, Allen Ascends to Starting Role. Nebraska State Paper. September 8, 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20120710195421/http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2008/09/09/48c7166d280e8. July 10, 2012.
- Web site: Seattle Seahawks Transactions. NFL.com. 5 December 2011.
- Butler, Portis part of Seahawks cut to 53, Web site: Butler, Portis part of Seahawks cut to 53 | KING5.com Seattle . 2012-09-02 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904003456/http://www.king5.com/sports/seahawks/Seahawks-cut-to-53-168231126.html . 2012-09-04 .