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The Washington Redskins announced that they will officially pick up the fifth-year contract option for defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, who is one of the core players of the team’s front seven.
This announcement doesn’t come as much of a shock, as the team has been high on entering the 2020 season with the entirety of their defensive line intact, and Allen fits into that equation.
Allen was drafted with the No. 17 pick in the 2017 draft, and he has started in 36 games during his three years with the team, registering 139 tackles and 15 sacks.
As DE Ryan Kerrigan has started to reach the back nine of his career, the torch is expected to be passed to Allen as the leader of the Redskins defense. We saw the first sign of this over the past weekend, when Washington’s newest defensive lineman, Chase Young, admitted to visiting Allen at home as soon as he could after being drafted, wanting to connect with the “leader of the defense.”
While the fifth-year option will keep Allen in Washington for the next year at a minimum, expect an extension to be be done in due time, making Allen a Redskin for the near future.
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