Jonathan Allen was born on January 16,1995 and is an American football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League.
19 Facts About Jonathan Allen
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Jonathan Allen played college football at Alabama, where he won several defensive player of the year awards during his 2016 season in addition to the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship.
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Jonathan Allen was born in Anniston, Alabama, and lived in Seattle, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Maryland before settling down in Ashburn, Virginia, where he attended Stone Bridge High School.
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Jonathan Allen spent ten months in foster care before his father, US Army Sgt.
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Jonathan Allen was a five-star recruit and was ranked amongst the top of his class.
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Jonathan Allen committed to play college football for the University of Alabama.
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Jonathan Allen played in 13 games as a true freshman at Alabama in 2013 and had 16 tackles.
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Jonathan Allen was named first-team All-SEC after recording 33 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
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Jonathan Allen went on to win the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, and Lombardi Award for his performance in the 2016 season.
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Jonathan Allen's stock began to decline after teams became concerned when he was diagnosed with arthritis in one of his shoulders and had surgery on both, two weeks before the combine.
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Jonathan Allen was ranked as the top defensive tackle by Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Focus, and NFLDraftScout.
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Jonathan Allen signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $11.59 million, on May 11,2017.
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Jonathan Allen recorded his first career sack in a Week 3 game against the Oakland Raiders.
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Jonathan Allen later underwent surgery and was placed on injured reserve on October 19,2017.
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Jonathan Allen returned for the 2018 season and started all 16 games, recording eight sacks, 61 total tackles, and 15 quarterback hits.
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On July 27,2021, Jonathan Allen signed a four-year contract extension worth $72 million.
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Jonathan Allen punched teammate Daron Payne on the sideline during a blowout Monday Night Football loss to the Cowboys in Week 16.
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Jonathan Allen was voted to the 2022 Pro Bowl, his first, following the season.
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Jonathan Allen recorded his first career interception on Justin Fields and first career forced fumble in the Week 6 win over the Chicago Bears.