California Sportsman Jared Allen Named To Pro Football Hall of Fame
Former NFL standout defensive end Jared Allen, a Morgan Hill native who we featured in a profile in 2021: finally got some great news in the last two days: he’ll be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He found out from one of his former Minnesota Viking teammates Steve Hutchinson (Allen spent most of his career with the Vikings and his original team, the Kansas City Chiefs):
This is what Allen told us in 2021 about having an opportunity to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio, which will take place this summer:
“Tell you what: If you would have told me when I was 18 that I’d play for 12 years and be considered for the Hall of Fame, I’d have signed on that dotted line many times over,” Allen says. “I left on my terms and every time I went to a new team it was on my terms. I really was blessed and couldn’t have asked for anything better.”
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