The Minnesota Vikings were hopeful to have another member enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of fame as edge rusher Jared Allen had been nominated for induction for the last three years into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
According to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press, Allen will not be apart of the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
The Vikings acquired Allen in the 2008 offseason by sending a first-round pick and two third-round picks. That move ended up being huge in helping Brad Childress turn around the Vikings and get them to the 2009 NFC Championship Game. During the six seasons that saw Allen amass 88.5 sacks, including a 2011 season where he had 22.0 sacks, just 0.5 from tying Michael Strahan’s record.
In his career, Allen played in 187 games and accumulated 136 sacks and forced 32 fumbles. He would have become the 16th member of the Vikings to earn enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the 10th lineman to earn honors.