Russell Allen (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 5, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Upland, California | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Vista (CA) | ||||||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||||
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Russell Allen (born May 5, 1986) is a former American football player. He was born in Oceanside, California. He played linebacker for San Diego State University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars on April 26, 2009. On September 5, 2009, he became one of two undrafted rookies, the other being Julius Williams, to make the Jaguars opening day roster. Allen suffered a stroke on December 15, 2013 during a game against the Buffalo Bills. Doctors subsequently advised him to avoid playing again.[1]
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
Allen was named starting weakside linebacker on October 11, 2009 against the Seattle Seahawks. During the 2009 season, Allen played in all 16 games, starting five.[2]
Allen was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2013, ending his season.
Allen was released by the Jaguars on April 17, 2014 after suffering a stroke on the field.[3][4]
Retirement
On April 22, 2014, he announced his retirement from the National Football League at the age of 27.[5]
References
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10821995/russell-allen-former-member-jacksonville-jaguars-suffered-stroke
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External links
- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Oceanside, California
- American football linebackers
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- San Diego State Aztecs football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Players of American football from California
