Training camp is less than a month away, and with a few more weeks of dead time during the quietest part of the NFL offseason, Chargers Wire is endeavoring to document each of Los Angeles’ players before it kicks off.
Justin Herbert’s meteoric rise with the Chargers would not have been possible without wide receiver Keenan Allen to acclimate the young gunslinger to life in the NFL.
In 2022, Allen missed seven games due to a hamstring issue, finishing with 66 catches for 752 yards and four touchdowns.
The 10-year wideout has been vital to the Bolts’ offense throughout his professional career. During that span, Allen has caught 796 passes for 9,287 yards and 52 touchdowns.
While he is getting up in age, set to be 31 this season and coming off an injury-riddled campaign, Allen is productive when healthy. He is still one of the best route runners in the league and is a safety blanket on third down.
Contract (2023): $1,165,000 base salary, $11,617,500 prorated bonus, $12,782,500 cap hit.
Acquired: Allen was a third-round selection by the Chargers, taken No. 76 overall in the 2013 NFL draft.
Quote: Kellen Moore on working with Allen:
“It’s been amazing. It’s been awesome for me, even personally, just to have a guy in our room like that who has just played so much football, has so much experience that you can kind of bounce things off of him. I’m really excited, as we build this thing as an offense, to continue to utilize all of those experiences that he has.”
Highlight:
5 years ago today, Keenan Allen ate good on Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/7X0CTKe8yO
— Gavino Borquez (@GavinoBorquez) November 24, 2022