Former NFL defensive end Jared Allen was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs, but he said that’s not the team he is representing if he makes it into the Hall of Fame.
“I’m a Viking, I’ll go in (to the Pro Football Hall of Fame) as a Viking,” Allen told KFAN. “The Vikings have my heart.”
Allen played four seasons with the Chiefs. He had 15.5 sacks in his final season with Kansas City, and when he came to the Vikings via trade, he picked up right where he left off.
Allen had 14.5 sacks in his first two seasons with Minnesota. He tallied 22 sacks in 2011 for the team.
From catching touchdown passes to bringing pressure to quarterbacks after losing his helmet, Allen’s NFL career was truly eventful. Here’s to hoping Hall of Fame voters feel the same way. Allen talked with Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press in February about the situation.
“It’s not up for me to decide, but I’m 100 percent satisfied with my career,” Allen told Tomasson. “My career speaks for itself. If I’m blessed to get in, that’s amazing, but that’s the voters’ decision. They’ll compare and they’ll figure out if I was worthy or not.”