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Analyzing the terms for DT Beau Allen’s contract with the Patriots

The numbers behind Beau Allen’s deal.

The New England Patriots were quick to fill the behemoth-sized hole left by Danny Shelton in free agency. Just hours after Shelton signed with the Lions on a two-year deal, New England turned around and spent similar money on Beau Allen.

Allen, 28, was a seventh-round selection in the 2014 draft by the Eagles. He spent four years in Philadelphia as a depth and rotational piece on a defensive line that was loaded with talent.

The defensive tackle signed with Tampa Bay in 2018. He had eight starts in his first season with Tampa but still had his lowest snap total since 2015. Last year, with a new defensive coordinator, a new scheme, and some injuries Allen played only 16% of the snaps, the lowest total of his career.

Allen’s deal with New England will give him the opportunity to fight for a much larger role in Bill Belichick’s defense. The Patriots gave him a pretty lucrative deal for a rotational defensive tackle. Allen got a two-year, $7 million contract, $2.75 million of which is guaranteed. He has the opportunity to make much more if he’s consistently seeing the field.

The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin did a great job breaking it all down.

Chances he makes the roster: 60%

That number seems high for someone who hasn’t accomplished a whole lot in their career, however, it’s more about the money and the roster. $2.75 million in guaranteed money would be a lot to just throw down the drain, especially for a team that is in dire need of cap relief.

On top of that, the interior defensive line meeting room may have a lot of bodies, but they don’t have a lot of reps among them. Lawrence Guy and Adam Butler are clearly the starters, but beyond them, the names Byron Cowart and Bill Murray don’t get fans too excited.

What it means for Allen

Allen will likely be competing for the depth role with Cowart and Murray. He brings the experience, but the potential of the other two could be enough to keep them around.

He’ll need to show something to the coaches during training camp to solidify his spot on the roster. Right now, however, Allen still has a slight edge over both his competitors.

In the long-term, Allen likely won’t ascend to the starting role. Belichick has been looking for his next Vince Wilfork in the center of the defensive line through the draft for years now. Whether it was an early pick like Dominique Easley or Malcom Brown, or it was a mid-round pick like Vincent Valentine or Byron Cowart, Belichick wants to find his next anchor of the future.

Allen may stay around as a depth piece, but he doesn’t seem to be more than that.

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Multiple former Badgers now teammates with their old college running mates after the 2020 offseason

With the musical chairs-like NFL offseason now practically over as teams now have their depth charts rounded out we take a look at which…

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With the musical chairs-like NFL offseason now practically over as teams now have their depth charts rounded out we take a look at which Wisconsin products joined fellow Badgers on their new NFL teams.

There are 37 former Badgers currently playing in the NFL such as big names including J.J Watt, T.J. Watt, Russell Wilson, Melvin Gordon and Jonathan Taylor.

This year’s offseason saw some of those 37 names find themselves on a team together, where in a couple cases it was a reunion from when they were together at Wisconsin during their college years.

Specifically, there were seven cases over the past few months of a team signing, trading for or drafting a Wisconsin product and placing them on a team together with one or more other players from the school.

Here are those seven.

  1. The Panthers’ acquisition of Chris Orr in post-draft free agency reunited him with his former college teammate in safety Natrell Jamerson and another former Badger in tackle Tyler Marz
  2. Melvin Gordon signing with the Denver Broncos put him back on a team together with tight end Troy Fumagalli
  3. The Detroit Lions’ selection of wide receiver Quintez Cephus in the fifth round reunited him with two former college teammates in defensive tackle Olive Sagapolu and guard Beau Benzschawel
  4. Linebacker Joe Scobert signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars and will now again play alongside linebacker Leon Jacobs
  5. The New England Patriots’ signing of defensive tackle Beau Allen put him back together with his teammate from all four of his years in Madison in running back James White
  6. Linebacker Zack Baun and offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk are together again after the New Orleans Saints drafted Baun in the third round
  7. Finally, the Pittsburgh Steelers signing of fullback Derek Watt reunited him with both his teammate in college for one year and brother T.J. Watt

Other duos or tandems of Wisconsin products on the same team in the NFL include offensive linemen David Edwards and Rob Havenstein on the Los Angeles Rams, fullback Alec Ingold and cornerback Nick Nelson together on the Las Vegas Raiders, linebacker Vince Biegel, guard Michael Deiter and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel forming a trio on the Miami Dolphins, linebacker Ryan Connelly and guard Kevin Zeitler on the New York Giants, running back and Super Bowl LII champion Corey Clement and linebacker T.J. Edwards on the Philadelphia Eagles and, finally, the trio of linebacker Jack Cichy, safety D’Cota Dixon and running back Dare Ogunbowale on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Wisconsin tied for No. 10 among colleges in 2019 for having the most active players on NFL rosters, a number that only went up heading into 2020 with five players from last year’s Wisconsin unit getting a shot in the NFL and several others either returning from injured reserve or being called up from the practice squad.

With more names set to join that list in 2021 it is becoming increasingly clear that Wisconsin is one of the best destinations for NFL hopefuls and has become a factory of quality NFL talent on both sides of the football.

Instant analysis of Patriots signing DT Beau Allen

The Patriots quickly replaced Danny Shelton with DT Beau Allen.

The New England Patriots quickly bounced back from losing Danny Shelton on Wednesday.

New England signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Beau Allen on a two-year, $8 million deal. This came just hours after the Detroit Lions signed Shelton on a two-year, $8 million deal.

Allen’s 6-foot-3, 328 frame will allow him to slide seamlessly into Shelton’s role as a run stopper. He began his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles for four seasons and spent his last two years with Tampa Bay. Allen was on the Eagles’ roster when they took down the Patriots in Super Bowl LII.

The Patriots were thin at defensive tackle last season and now they’re down to Allen, Lawrence Guy and Byron Cowart. New England placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Adam Butler, with the idea he’ll be back in Foxborough this season.

Allen had a tough season last year after playing a career-low 16 percent of snaps, recording only 10 tackles, two tackles for loss and a quarterback hit. Pro Football Focus did give him a 73.9 grade as a run defender though. He was much more productive in the four seasons prior to last, so the Patriots will have some work to do over the offseason to get him back on top of his game.

Interestingly enough, he has some experience playing at fullback. The Patriots lost linebacker Elandon Roberts to the Detroit Lions — losing their de facto fullback last year. Roberts stepped up in place of injuries, and it’s great to know Allen has experience if he’s needed. He also is a solid special teams contributor.

The Patriots still need to add some pieces on the defensive line, but Allen will be capable of clogging up the middle and helping get the team’s run defense up to par.

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Report: Patriots sign Buccaneers DT Beau Allen

The New England Patriots acquired some help for the defensive line on Wednesday, signing Beau Allen.

The New England Patriots acquired some help for the defensive line on Wednesday. They signed defensive tackle Beau Allen to a two-year, $8-million deal, according to NFL insider Adam Caplin.

Allen has spent the last two seasons with Tampa Bay. Last season, he played in 13 games for Tampa Bay, recording 10 tackles, two of them for a loss.

Allen was drafted in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played four seasons with the Eagles and was part of the team that beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl in 2017.

His best season career-wise to this point came in 2017. That year, he recorded 29 tackles, a fumble recovery, and half a sack. He also recorded five quarterback hits.

This is the second move the New England Patriots have made during free agency. They signed wide receiver Damiere Byrd on Tuesday.

Measuring in at six-foot-three, 327 pounds, Allen should be able to help the Patriots’ run defense. The Patriots gave up 4.2 yards per carry last season. They gave up 1,528 rushing yards on the season.

New England has been a little bit more active in free agency over the last day or so. It will be interesting to see if they make any further moves over the next couple of days with the Draft approaching.

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1 pending free agent Chargers should target: NFC South Edition

Chargers Wire lists one player on each team in the NFC South that the Los Angeles Chargers could target.

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to enter free agency with the most salary cap available since Tom Telesco took over as general manager in 2013.

Even though the franchise has some in-house players that will need to get paid, there’s a great chance that Telesco and company will be aggressive in signing other soon-to-be free agents to bolster an already talented roster, with the hopes of making a quick turnaround after finishing 5-11 in 2019.

With that being said, we are going to list one pending free agent from each team in the NFL that could be a realistic target for L.A. Next up is the NFC South.

New Orleans Saints – G Andrus Peat

Peat, 27, was drafted as a tackle in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft but has played guard for the Saints. Peat has made two Pro Bowls in his career, but was up and down in 2019 and has missed nine games over the past two seasons with various injuries. A complete blocker, Peat has very few penalties against him. The positional versatility should attract the Chargers as he has the ability to plug-and-play at one of the guard spots or at right tackle.

Carolina Panthers – CB James Bradberry

At the age of 26, Bradberry is barely entering his prime. He defended nine passes along with a career-high three interceptions this past season. His best season came in 2018 when he defended 15 passes, posted two interceptions, forced a fumble and recorded a sack. Los Angeles wouldn’t necessarily have to go broke to acquire him – but based on his production in recent seasons he wouldn’t be that cheap, either.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers – DT Beau Allen

After spending the first four seasons of his career with the Eagles, Allen played the last two with the Bucs as a rotational defender where he amassed 40 tackles, four tackles for loss and four quarterback hits. At 6-foot-2 and 333 pounds, Allen has the functional strength to occupy blocks, has a desirable mentality for the position, brings energy, plays hard and gives terrific pursuit effort. These characteristics should really stand out to the Chargers, who are in need of shoring up the interior part of the defensive line.

Atlanta Falcons – DE Adrian Clayborn

Clayborn, Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram. Wow! Clayborn has been an integral piece to the Falcons’ defensive line as he is averaging around 5.6 sacks per season. Clayborn, 32, isn’t the player that he once was in his prime but he’d offer some juice as an additional pass-rusher. The best part about it is that he wouldn’t be that expensive to acquire.

Buccaneers’ Week 16 inactives

Take a look at the list of inactives for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they head into today’s Week 16 matchup against the Houston Texans.

Here are your inactives today for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they prepare to take on the Houston Texans at home.

The Bucs will be playing on NFL Network, meaning they have a chance to show a national audience that they are the real deal after winning four-straight games. They’ll face the daunting task of trying to extend their winning-streak without their top two receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, both of whom have been sidelined for the remainder of the year with hamstring injuries.

That means Jameis Winston will be working with a bunch of unknowns. Winston is chasing history as he’s looking to become just the eighth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards in a season. The good news for Winston is that statistically, he’s performed well in Week 16 games. The bad news, however, is that the Bucs are 0-4 in those games.

With a win today, Houston will clinch the AFC South and punch their ticket to the postseason. They have more on the line than the Buccaneers, and given Tampa Bay’s depleted offense, the Texans may have the advantage today over the red-hot Bucs.

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Texans-Buccaneers inactives: WR Keke Coutee inactive

The Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers declared their inactives ahead of Week 16’s game, and WR Keke Coutee was again inactive.

The Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced their inactives ahead of their Week 16 showdown on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. CT on NFL Network.

WR Keke Coutee, TE Jordan Thomas, WR Steven Mitchell, DE Joel Heath, and CB Cornell Armstrong were declared inactive. OLB Jacob Martin (knee) and ILB Benardrick McKinney (concussion) were declared inactive from Thursday’s injury report.

For the Buccaneers, NT Beau Allen (ankle), WR Chris Godwin (hamstring), and TE Tanner Hudson (concussion) were declared inactive on Thursday’s injury report. OLB Kahzin Daniels, OT Jerald Hawkins, TE Jordan Leggett, and OG Aaron Stinnie were also declared inactive.

Bucs-Jaguars Injury Report (Nov. 27): Beau Allen, Jamel Dean limited

Check out the injury report for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars ahead of their Week 13 showdown.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the league’s toughest schedule the first half of the season, playing five-straight games away from the friendly confines of Raymond James Stadium.

During that stretch, the Bucs traveled for games in Los Angeles, New Orleans, London, Tennessee and Seattle, respectively, going just 1-4.

Fortunately, their road game in Week 13 will keep them in-state as they travel to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars, who, like the Bucs, sit at 4-7.

Here is the injury report for both teams from November 27.

Buccaneers

DL Beau Allen (neck) – Limited Participation

CB Jamel Dean (shoulder) – Limited Participation

T Demar Dotson (not injury related) – Did Not Participate

DL William Gholston (ankle) – Limited Participation

WR Scotty Miller (hamstring) – Limited Participation

CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (knee) – Limited Participation

OLB Anthony Nelson (hamstring) – Did Not Participate

OLB Jason Pierre-Paul (knee) – Did Not Participate

CB M.J. Stewart (knee) – Did Not Participate

Jaguars

DE Josh Allen (knee) – Limited Participation

DL Calais Campbell (back) – Limited Participation

WR Chris Conley (hamstring) – Limited Participation

TE Seth DeValve (oblique) – Did Not Participate

S Ronnie Harrison (concussion) – Did Not Participate

LB Myles Jack (knee) – Did Not Participate

OL Brandon Linder (illness) – Did Not Participate

DE Dawuane Smoot (knee) – Limited Participation

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