Jared Scot Allen (born April 3, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He played college football for the Idaho State Bengals and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft .

Jared Allen, a Buck Buchanan Award winner and Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year from Idaho State, was selected in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. A 6-foot-6-inch, 270-pound defensive end, he played 12-years in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs (2004-07), Minnesota Vikings (2008-2013), Chicago Bears (2014-15) and Carolina …

20 hours ago · Without a doubt, Jared Allen was a dominant player at his position for a long time. Now, I am biased because we played him twice a year for a number of years, but he was a game-wrecker. We had to ...

20 hours ago · Jared Allen, famed edge rusher who didn’t stop there for the Vikings, is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A year after he was “shocked” to be skipped and five years after he was ...

19 hours ago · Allen’s best year came in 2011 when he racked up 22 sacks coming within one sack of breaking Michael Strahan’s all-time record for a season. Jared Allen will be one of four modern members inducted into the Hall of Fame. Alongside him will be Antonio Gates, Sterling Sharpe, and Eric Allen.

12 hours ago · "My family and I are thrilled that Jared Allen has become the 20 th player in Chiefs history inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame," Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. "From the time the Chiefs drafted Jared in 2004, we knew he …

20 hours ago · Jared Allen is a Hall of Famer. The former Minnesota Vikings defensive end was revealed as a member of the NFL's 2025 Hall of Fame class at the NFL Honors ceremony in New Orleans Thursday night.

20 hours ago · Allen averaged 0.89 sacks per game played (85.5 sacks/96 games), the highest average in team history. He was a cornerstone for three consecutive Minnesota defensive units that ranked in the NFL ...