Eric Andre Allen (born November 22, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Allen retired from playing after the 2001 season and is currently an NFL analyst for Pac-12 Networks. In his NFL career, he recorded 54 interceptions for 827 yards and eight touchdowns, while also recovering seven fumbles. His 54 interceptions ties him for 21st in NFL history.[1] He now lives in San Diego, California with his wife Lynn Allen, with whom he has four children.
One of Allen's most memorable plays occurred October 3, 1993, in a game against the New York Jets. Having lost their starting quarterback (Randall Cunningham) to a fractured fibula early in the contest, the Eagles found themselves trailing the Jets by two points late in the 4th quarter as the Jets drove downfield for what would likely be the game's final points. Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason attempted to throw for a first down inside the Eagles 10-yard line as Allen stepped in front of the intended receiver at the 6-yard line. The ensuing 94-yard touchdown return was declared "Greatest Interception Return in NFL History" by Steve Sabol of NFL Films.
After several successful and injury-free seasons at Philadelphia and New Orleans, Allen blew out his knee during the 1998 season on November 15 while playing for the Oakland Raiders against the Seattle Seahawks and missed the rest of that season. But he came back strong in 2000 and had a season to remember, with six interceptions, including a team-record three for touchdowns. His teammates honored him with the first annual Eric Turner award for the Raiders' most outstanding defensive player. The award was created in the memory of the Oakland free safety who died of abdominal cancer in May 2000.
Through the 2001 season, Allen played in 216 of a possible 224 games.
In 2009, Allen also was inducted by the San Diego Hall of Champions into the honoring San Diego's finest athletes both on and off the playing surface.[3]
Allen joined ESPN in August 2002 as an NFL studio analyst. Allen primarily appears on ESPN's "Sportscenter" as an NFL analyst.
Allen has had appearances as a college football analyst on the Pac-12 Networks football shows, as well as for the station's flagship show "Sports Report" as a football analyst.
^"1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
^. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
^. The Brunswick News. Associated Press. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019. SAN DIEGO FLEET — Named Eric Allen defensive backs coach and LaMont Jordan running backs coach.
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in NFL history 1 He now lives in San Diego California with his wife Lynn Allen with whom he has four children Eric AllenNo 21Position CornerbackPersonal informationBorn 1965 11 22 November 22 1965 age 58 San Diego California U S Height 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight 190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh school Point Loma San Diego College Arizona StateNFL Draft 1988 Round 2 Pick 30Career historyAs a player Philadelphia Eagles 1988 1994 New Orleans Saints 1995 1997 Oakland Raiders 1998 2001 As a coach San Diego Fleet 2019 Defensive backs coachCareer highlights and awardsFirst team All Pro 1989 2 Second team All Pro 1991 1993 6 Pro Bowl 1989 1991 1995 PFWA All Rookie Team 1988 Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team Philadelphia Eagles Hall of FameCareer NFL statisticsTotal tackles 493Sacks 3 0Forced fumbles 5Fumble recoveries 6Interceptions 54Defensive touchdowns 8Player stats at NFL com PFRIn 2019 he served as the defensive backs coach for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football AAF Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 NFL career statistics 5 Television career 6 Coaching career 7 References 8 External linksEarly years editAllen played high school football at Point Loma High School under legendary coach Bennie Edens College career editAllen played college football at Arizona State University Professional career editAllen was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft 2 Allen played seven seasons for the Eagles three seasons for the New Orleans Saints and four seasons for the Oakland Raiders While with the Eagles he was a very popular player with the Gang Green Defense playing with NFL greats Reggie White Seth Joyner Jerome Brown Clyde Simmons Andre Waters Mike Pitts and Wes Hopkins He is the only NFL player to run back three or more interceptions for scores in two separate seasons One of Allen s most memorable plays occurred October 3 1993 in a game against the New York Jets Having lost their starting quarterback Randall Cunningham to a fractured fibula early in the contest the Eagles found themselves trailing the Jets by two points late in the 4th quarter as the Jets drove downfield for what would likely be the game s final points Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason attempted to throw for a first down inside the Eagles 10 yard line as Allen stepped in front of the intended receiver at the 6 yard line The ensuing 94 yard touchdown return was declared Greatest Interception Return in NFL History by Steve Sabol of NFL Films After several successful and injury free seasons at Philadelphia and New Orleans Allen blew out his knee during the 1998 season on November 15 while playing for the Oakland Raiders against the Seattle Seahawks and missed the rest of that season But he came back strong in 2000 and had a season to remember with six interceptions including a team record three for touchdowns His teammates honored him with the first annual Eric Turner award for the Raiders most outstanding defensive player The award was created in the memory of the Oakland free safety who died of abdominal cancer in May 2000 Through the 2001 season Allen played in 216 of a possible 224 games In 2009 Allen also was inducted by the San Diego Hall of Champions into the Breitbard Hall of Fame honoring San Diego s finest athletes both on and off the playing surface 3 NFL career statistics editLegendLed the leagueBold Career highYear Team Games Tackles Interceptions FumblesGP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF FR1988 PHI 16 16 0 0 5 76 15 2 21 0 0 01989 PHI 15 15 0 0 8 38 4 8 18 0 0 01990 PHI 16 15 0 0 3 37 12 3 35 1 0 01991 PHI 16 16 0 0 5 20 4 0 8 0 0 11992 PHI 16 16 0 0 4 49 12 2 36 0 0 21993 PHI 16 16 58 52 6 2 0 6 201 33 5 94 4 17 3 01994 PHI 16 16 57 46 11 0 0 3 61 20 3 33 0 14 0 11995 NO 16 16 58 44 14 0 0 2 28 14 0 28 0 6 0 01996 NO 16 16 51 48 3 0 0 1 33 33 0 33 0 19 0 01997 NO 16 16 50 45 5 0 0 2 27 13 5 27 0 8 0 01998 OAK 10 10 35 33 2 0 0 5 59 11 8 22 0 17 0 01999 OAK 16 16 61 52 9 0 0 3 33 11 0 31 0 16 0 12000 OAK 16 15 68 62 6 1 0 6 145 24 2 50 3 14 0 02001 OAK 15 14 55 49 6 0 0 1 19 19 0 19 0 9 2 1Career 216 213 493 431 62 3 0 54 826 16 3 94 8 120 5 6Television career editAllen joined ESPN in August 2002 as an NFL studio analyst Allen primarily appears on ESPN s Sportscenter as an NFL analyst Allen has had appearances as a college football analyst on the Pac 12 Networks football shows as well as for the station s flagship show Sports Report as a football analyst Coaching career editOn December 19 2018 Allen was named defensive backs coach for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football 4 References edit NFL Interceptions Career Leaders Since 1940 Pro Football Reference com 1988 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved September 24 2023 San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum Eric Allen Archived from the original on October 3 2009 Retrieved June 23 2009 Wednesday s Sports Transactions The Brunswick News Associated Press December 19 2018 Archived from the original on January 7 2019 Retrieved January 6 2019 SAN DIEGO FLEET Named Eric Allen defensive backs coach and LaMont Jordan running backs coach External links editCareer statistics and player information from NFL com ESPN CBS Sports Yahoo Sports SI com Pro Football Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Allen amp oldid 1186562359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
