Terry Allen (running back)

Terry Allen

No. 21, 22, 20, 29
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1968-02-21) February 21, 1968
Place of birth:	Commerce, Georgia
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Homer (GA) Banks Co.
College:	Clemson
NFL draft:	1990 / Round: 9 / Pick: 241
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1991–1994) Washington Redskins (1995–1998) New England Patriots (1999) New Orleans Saints (2000) Baltimore Ravens (2001)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1996) Second-team All-Pro (1996) 80 Greatest Redskins
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 130 Carries: 2,152 Rushing yards: 8,614 Rushing average: 4.3 Receiving yards: 1,601 Total touchdowns: 79 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Terry Thomas Allen, Jr. (born February 21, 1968) is a former American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. Allen played college football for Clemson University. In the 1990 NFL Draft, he was selected in the ninth round by the Minnesota Vikings.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

During Allen's rookie year, he was the second string running back behind Herschel Walker. The next year, the Vikings got rid of Walker and Allen was named the starter. That year, he rushed for 1,201 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also caught 49 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns. In the summer of 1993, Allen tore his ACL in practice and was out the whole 1993 season. In 1994, Allen returned. Despite dealing with two bad ACL's, he was able to amass 1,031 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. However, due to the artificial turf tearing up his knees, he then decided it was time to go.

Washington Redskins

After Minnesota, Allen joined the Washington Redskins and wasting no time in his first year, he ran for 1,309 yards with 10 rushing touchdowns. During the 1996 season, his second with the Redskins, he gathered 21 rushing touchdowns; only 9 other running backs ever rushed for over 20 touchdowns in a single season. He also had another career best in the 1996 season; besides 21 rushing touchdowns, he ran for 1,353 yards, which earned him a spot in the Pro Bowl. After the 1996 season, he played with Washington for only two more seasons and ran for 700 or more yards in each season.

In July 1997, Allen was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and fleeing the police at high speed before crashing his sports car into a peach tree in Atlanta, Georgia.

New England Patriots

In 1999, Allen played for the New England Patriots, where he ran for nearly 900 yards with 8 rushing touchdowns.

New Orleans Saints

Allen had the worst season of his career with the New Orleans Saints in 2000, when he was forced into action after starting RB Ricky Williams broke his ankle.

Baltimore Ravens

Even though Allen had a subpar season with the Saints, in 2001 the Baltimore Ravens signed him to a one year deal due to losing Jamal Lewis for the season.

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Robert Edwards	New England Patriots' Starting Running Back 1999	Succeeded by Kevin Faulk
Preceded by Ricky Ervins	Washington Redskins' Starting Running Back 1995-1998	Succeeded by Stephen Davis
Preceded by Herschel Walker	Minnesota Vikings' Starting Running Back 1992,1994	Succeeded by Robert Smith