1. Allen Wade Barbre was born on June 22,1984 and is an American former professional football offensive guard.
33 Facts About Allen Barbre
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Allen Barbre was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft.
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Allen Barbre played college football for Missouri Southern State University.
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Allen Barbre was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Denver Broncos.
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Allen Barbre helped lead an offensive line that saw quarterback Adam Hinspeter become just the second passer in school history to throw for 2,000 yards twice in a career.
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Allen Barbre finished with a career-high 94 knockdowns at left tackle and excelled on the punt coverage unit, coming up with seven solo tackles.
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Allen Barbre was Southern's first All-American since Josh Chapman in 2002, and was the first to be named First-team since Richard Jordan in 1996.
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Allen Barbre was the fifth offensive lineman at Southern to be named First-team All-American joining the likes of Terron Jackson, Willie Williams, Joel Tupper and Yancy McNight.
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Allen Barbre was the ninth Lion overall to be named First-team All-American.
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Allen Barbre was credited with 254 knockdown blocks and registered ten tackles on special teams.
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Allen Barbre was the first player from Southern to be invited to the NFL Combine.
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Allen Barbre was the highest-ever drafted player to come out of Missouri Southern until Brandon Williams.
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Allen Barbre joined Richard Jordan and Jim Hoots both of whom went in the seventh round, as the only players to be drafted from the school.
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Allen Barbre joined current NFL and Southern alums Rod Smith and James Thrash as one of three former Lions in the NFL.
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In three seasons with the Packers, Allen Barbre struggled to find a role on the team.
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Originally tried at left guard for two seasons, Allen Barbre failed to earn a starting spot and was tried at right tackle for the 2009 season.
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Allen Barbre began the season as the starter, but was ineffective and soon removed from the starting lineup.
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Allen Barbre was waived by the Packers on September 6,2010.
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Allen Barbre signed with the Seattle Seahawks on September 28,2010.
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Allen Barbre played in three games before being waived on November 23,2010.
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Allen Barbre was signed by the Miami Dolphins on December 28,2010.
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Allen Barbre was placed on injured reserve on August 30,2011, and released on September 6,2011.
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Allen Barbre did not appear in any games for the Dolphins.
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Allen Barbre signed with the Seahawks again on November 24,2011, and played in four games for the team during the 2011 season.
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Allen Barbre was suspended for the first four games of the 2012 season for violating the NFL's performance enhancing drugs policy.
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Once his suspension ended, Allen Barbre was released by the Seahawks on October 1,2012.
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Allen Barbre played left tackle against the Packers in week 10 when starter Jason Peters was injured.
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Allen Barbre played effectively and was the top reserve offensive lineman for the remainder of the season.
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On June 3,2014, Allen Barbre signed a 3-year extension with the Eagles.
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Allen Barbre suffered a season ending ankle injury in the opener on September 7,2014 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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In 2015, Allen Barbre started all 16 games for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Under new coach Doug Pederson in 2016, Allen Barbre won the starting left guard position.
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Allen Barbre played in all 16 games with four starts at right tackle in 2017 for the Broncos.