Kyle Allen was born on March 8,1996 and is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
32 Facts About Kyle Allen
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Kyle Allen was traded to Washington in 2020 and started four games before breaking his ankle and missing the rest of the season.
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Kyle Allen was teammates with Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews.
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Kyle Allen played for the West team in the 2014 US Army All-American Bowl, setting an Army Bowl record at the time with 183 passing yards.
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Hill would win the job with Kyle Allen appearing in games as a backup.
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Kyle Allen finished his freshman season with 118 completions off 192 attempts, 1,322 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
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The Friday before the following game, head coach Kevin Sumlin named Murray the starter and Kyle Allen started to practice with the third team.
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Against Alabama, Kyle Allen said he suffered an AC sprain in his throwing shoulder but told the coaching staff he was well enough to face Ole Miss.
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Kyle Allen ended his Aggies career with 278 completions in 475 attempts, 3,532 passing yards, 33 passing touchdowns, and 14 interceptions in 20 games.
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Kyle Allen announced on January 5,2016, that he intended to transfer to the University of Houston.
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Kyle Allen began classes at Houston on January 19, but was not eligible to play for the Cougars during the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines that require transfers to sit out an entire year.
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Kyle Allen began the 2017 season as the starting quarterback for the Houston Cougars.
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On January 11,2018, Kyle Allen announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility and declared for the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Kyle Allen was waived on September 1,2018, and was signed to the Panthers practice squad the next day.
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Kyle Allen was re-signed to the Panthers practice squad on October 30,2018.
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On December 20,2018, Kyle Allen was promoted to the active roster to back up Taylor Heinicke after starter Cam Newton was shut down for the season.
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Kyle Allen would go on to make his first NFL start in the last game of the season against the New Orleans Saints.
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Kyle Allen went 16-of-27 with 228 passing yards, with two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.
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Kyle Allen suffered an injury early in the fourth quarter and was relieved by Garrett Gilbert.
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Kyle Allen made his first start of the season in Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals due to a foot injury to Cam Newton.
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Kyle Allen helped lead the Panthers to victories over the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the following two weeks.
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Kyle Allen's performance improved drastically in the following week against the New Orleans Saints.
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On December 16,2019, one day after the game, the Panthers announced that Kyle Allen would be benched for rookie quarterback Will Grier in Week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts.
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In Week 17 against the New Orleans Saints, Kyle Allen entered the game during the second quarter after Grier left the game due to a foot injury.
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In total during the 2019 season, Kyle Allen appeared in 13 games and recorded 3,322 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.
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On March 24,2020, Kyle Allen was traded to the Washington Football Team for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Kyle Allen was named the starter after Dwayne Haskins was benched prior to their Week 5 game against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Kyle Allen returned the following week and started the next few games until he suffered a dislocated ankle in Week 9 against the New York Giants, and he was placed on injured reserve shortly after.
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Kyle Allen played for the first time in the 2021 season in the Week 14 loss against the Dallas Cowboys, in relief of Taylor Heinicke who left the game in the fourth quarter due to injury.
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On March 23,2022, Kyle Allen signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Houston Texans.
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Kyle Allen would start the next two games, against the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns, before being benched in favor of Mills; in his two starts, Kyle Allen threw two touchdowns to four interceptions and lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.
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On March 16,2023, Kyle Allen signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.