1. Ricardo Jamal Allen was born on December 18,1991 and is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League.
21 Facts About Ricardo Allen
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Ricardo Allen played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he played seven seasons before playing his final season with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Ricardo Allen was a second team All-Big Ten Conference selection.
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Ricardo Allen was inactive for the Falcons last two regular season games and did not record a stat during his rookie season.
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Ricardo Allen competed for the job as the starting free safety against Charles Godfrey and Kemal Ishmael.
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Head coach Dan Quinn named Ricardo Allen the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety William Moore.
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Ricardo Allen was inactive for their Week 4 victory against the Washington Redskins due to a sprained MCL.
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Ricardo Allen finished the 2015 season with 68 combined tackles, four pass deflections, three interceptions, and a sack in 15 games and 14 starts.
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Ricardo Allen entered training camp slated as the starting free safety, but saw minor competition from Robenson Therezie for the role.
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Defensive coordinator Richard Smith named Ricardo Allen the starting strong safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety Kemal Ishmael.
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Ricardo Allen finished the season with a career-high 90 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Ricardo Allen entered camp slated as the de facto starting free safety.
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Ricardo Allen remained in concussion protocol and was inactive for their Week 4 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
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Ricardo Allen finished the 2017 season with 54 combined tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception in 15 games and 15 starts.
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In Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints, Ricardo Allen suffered a torn Achilles tendon and was ruled out the rest of the season.
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Ricardo Allen signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on March 29,2021.
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Ricardo Allen was named the backup safety to Jessie Bates and Vonn Bell to start the season.
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Ricardo Allen suffered a hand injury in Week 1 and was placed on injured reserve on September 15,2021.
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Ricardo Allen took the majority of his snaps on the Bengals playing special teams.
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On March 3,2022, Ricardo Allen joined Mike McDaniel's inaugural Miami Dolphins staff as a special teams assistant.
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On March 10,2023, it was announced that Ricardo Allen would be an offensive assistant for the Dolphins.