Jake Allen (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 19, 1985 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Waynesboro (MS) Wayne County | ||||||||
| College: | Mississippi College | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||
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Jjathus Illimski "Jake" Allen (born January 19, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Mississippi College. He also played for the Cleveland Browns.
Professional career
[edit]Green Bay Packers
[edit]Allen was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He spent the 2008 season on the team's practice squad, and was signed to a future contract at the end of the season. On October 27, 2009 Allen was signed from the practice squad to the active roster after wide receiver Brett Swain was placed on injured reserve.[1] He was waived on November 18.
Cleveland Browns
[edit]Allen was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on November 18, 2009. He was listed as inactive for each of the remaining games of the 2009 season. At the end of training camp in 2010, Allen was released on September 3, 2010.[2]
Calgary Stampeders
[edit]Allen was signed by the Calgary Stampeders on May 31, 2011.[3]
Georgia Force
[edit]Allen was assigned to the Georgia Force during the 2012 season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Packers.com » News » Press Releases » October 27, 2009: Packers Sign WR Allen, Place WR Swain on Injured Reserve". Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "Jake Allen latest news and rumors". December 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Career game for Corndog - Calgary Stampeders".[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Laurel, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Players of Canadian football from Mississippi
- Mississippi College Choctaws football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Georgia Force players