Josh Nathanial Allen (born December 30, 1991) is a former American football center. He played college football at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and attended Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Hotshots, and Dallas Renegades.
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| Position: | Center | ||||
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| Born: | December 30, 1991 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 314 lb (142 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas) | ||||
| College: | Louisiana–Monroe | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||
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Early life
editAllen played high school football for the Cedar Hill High School Longhorns. He earned first-team all-district honors in 2009 and was selected to play in the Team USA vs. World All-Star Game. He helped lead the Longhorns to the 2008 and 2009 district championships. Allen played tackle and center his senior year. He also lettered in powerlifting and track & field.[1]
College career
editAllen played for the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks from 2010 to 2013.[1]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
312 lb (142 kg) |
34+1⁄4 in (0.87 m) |
10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) |
5.16 s | 1.84 s | 2.93 s | 4.56 s | 7.65 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from Louisiana-Monroe's Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)
editAllen signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 12, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft. He was released by the Buccaneers on August 31, 2014.[3]
Green Bay Packers
editAllen was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on September 3, 2014. He was released by the Packers on September 23, 2014.[3]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)
editAllen was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad on September 25, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2014.[3] He made his NFL debut on December 14, 2014, against the Carolina Panthers.[4] Allen was cut by the Buccaneers on September 1, 2015.[5] On September 2, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve. On September 9, 2015, he was waived from injured reserve. On November 18, 2015, Allen was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad.[6] On January 5, 2016, Allen signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers.[7]
On September 3, 2016, Allen was released by the Buccaneers as part of final roster cuts.[8] The next day, he was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 22, 2016.[10] He was released on December 10, 2016.[11]
San Francisco 49ers
editAllen was claimed off waivers by the 49ers on December 12, 2016.[12] He was released on December 21, 2016.[13]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (third stint)
editOn December 27, 2016, Allen was re-signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 2, 2017.[15] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[16]
Calgary Stampeders
editAllen was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster in October 2017.[17]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn January 2, 2018, Allen signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[18] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[19]
Arizona Hotshots
editIn 2019, Allen joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.[20] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[21]
Dallas Renegades
editAllen was drafted in the 6th round in phase two in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades.[22] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[23]
References
edit- ^ a b "Josh Allen". ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Josh Allen College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Josh Allen". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Josh Allen". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2015). "Bucs Get to 75-Man Roster Limit". buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "JOSH ALLEN". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Nine Practice Squad Players Re-Signed". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2016). "Bucs Trim Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 5, 2016). "Bucs Form Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (November 22, 2016). "Josh Allen, Javien Elliott Promoted". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
- ^ "Bucs Activate Sims, Promote Dye". Buccaneers.com. December 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Place TE Vance McDonald on IR; Claim OL Josh Allen". 49ers.com. December 12, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "49ers Sign OL Andrew Gardner, Waive OL Josh Allen". 49ers.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 27, 2016). "Cam Brate Heads to Injured Reserve". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (January 2, 2017). "Bucs Re-Sign Six from Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Allen, Olugbode added to practice roster – Calgary Stampeders". October 16, 2017.
- ^ Odegard, Kyle (January 2, 2018). "Carlton Agudosi Among 10 "Futures" Deals". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2018). "Cardinals Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Root, Jess (January 31, 2019). "14 former end-of-roster, practice squad Cardinals on AAF's Arizona Hotshots". USA Today. Cards Wire. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "OFFENSIVE LINEMEN DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.