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Report: Former Vikings DE Jared Allen not named to 2021 Hall of Fame class

Former Minnesota Vikings DE Jared Allen was not enshrined into the 2021 Hall of Fame Class.

Former Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, a finalist for the Hall of Fame, was not named to the 2021 Class, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press first reported.

Allen was one of 15 finalists for this year’s class. He joined QB Peyton Manning, DB Charles Woodson and WR Calvin Johnson as players to be selected as finalists in their first year of eligibility.

Allen earning finalist honors in his first year of eligibility is a positive sign. He’ll have to wait until at least next year to find out if he does eventually get into the Hall of Fame, though.

For the Vikings, Allen arrived via trade after he played for the Chiefs. The defensive end tallied 22 sacks in 2011 and had more than 14 sacks in three different seasons with the Vikings.

Allen was a part of the 2009 Vikings team that made it to the NFC Championship before losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Saints. Allen was never able to bring a Super Bowl to Minnesota, but his tenacious play and absurd stats will go down in history.

Corrections/Clarifications: An earlier version of this article misidentified Allen’s arrival to Minnesota. He came over via trade.

Former Vikings DE Carl Eller hopes Jared Allen joins him in the Hall of Fame

Do you think Minnesota Vikings DE Jared Allen will make the Hall of Fame tonight?

Former Vikings DE Carl Eller was a key member of the “Purple People Eaters” and helped Bud Grant’s defenses stifle opposing offenses.

While Eller’s former teammate, Jim Marshall, is yet to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame, Eller was inducted in 2004.

Now, there’s another Vikings defensive lineman who is getting close to enshrinement. Jared Allen is one of 15 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists for 2021. Eller had high praise for Allen:

“It’d be a great honor and I’d love to see him get in,” Eller told Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. “He had all the tools he needed and he was a great motivator for the team. He’s facing some tough competition, but certainly I think he deserves to be in there.”

We’ll find out whether Allen makes it or not on Saturday. The class will be announced during the broadcast of “NFL Honors,” an awards special at 8 p.m. C.T. on CBS.

With former Vikings DE Jared Allen as a finalist, voters pick 2021 HOF class Tuesday

Former Vikings DE Jared Allen is a finalist for the Hall of Fame this year. Voters meet on Tuesday to decide the 2021 class.

From Fran Tarkenton to Randy Moss, the Vikings are well represented in the Hall of Fame. By Tuesday, there’s a chance another great Minnesota player could be enshrined.

Voters will have a virtual session on that day in order to select the Class of 2021. Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is among the 15 finalists for this year’s class.

This is Allen’s first year of eligibility. QB Peyton Manning, DB Charles Woodson and WR Calvin Johnson are all finalists in their first year of eligibility as well.

Allen came over from the Chiefs and was a key part of some stellar Vikings defenses. He had 22 sacks in 2011 and had more than 14 sacks in three different seasons with the Vikings.

Former Vikings DE Jared Allen named a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Jared Allen, a former Vikings player well known for bearing down on opposing quarterbacks, is closing in on something else for once.

The ex-NFL defensive end has been named one of 15 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists. Allen joins QB Peyton Manning, DB Charles Woodson and WR Calvin Johnson as players to be selected as finalists in their first year of eligibility.

Allen came to Minnesota in 2008 after playing for Kansas City. He tallied 22 sacks in 2011 and had more than 14 sacks in three different seasons with the Vikings.

Allen was a crucial part of the Minnesota defense during the Brad Childress era. Allen was part of the 2009 Vikings team that made it as far as the NFC Championship before losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Saints. He became well known to Vikings fans — for his level of play and the style he had.

Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson, Charles Woodson top 2021 PFHOF finalists

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced its finalists for the Class of 2021

The finalists for the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame, Modern-Era Players, were announced on Tuesday.

The list is headed by first-timers Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson and Charles Woodson.

The 2021 Modern-Era Player Finalists with their positions, years and teams:

  • Jared Allen, Defensive End – 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
  • Ronde Barber, Cornerback/Safety – 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Tony Boselli, Tackle – 1995-2001 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2002 Houston Texans (injured reserve)
  • LeRoy Butler, Safety – 1990-2001 Green Bay Packers
  • Alan Faneca, Guard – 1998-2007 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2008-09 New York Jets, 2010 Arizona Cardinals
  • Torry Holt, Wide Receiver – 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Calvin Johnson, Wide Receiver – 2007-2015 Detroit Lions
  • John Lynch, Safety – 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Denver Broncos
  • Peyton Manning, Quarterback – 1998-2011 Indianapolis Colts (injured reserved 2011), 2012-15 Denver Broncos
  • Clay Matthews, Linebacker – 1978-1993 Cleveland Browns, 1994-96 Atlanta Falcons
  • Sam Mills, Linebacker – 1986-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-97 Carolina Panthers
  • Richard Seymour, Defensive End/Defensive Tackle – 2001-08 New England Patriots, 2009-2012 Oakland Raiders
  • Zach Thomas, Linebacker – 1996-2007 Miami Dolphins, 2008 Dallas Cowboys
  • Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver – 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts
  • Charles Woodson, Cornerback/Safety – 1998-2005, 2013-15 Oakland Raiders, 2006-2012 Green Bay Packers

YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for election, Modern-Era Players must have last played more than five seasons ago.

Year of Eligibility Finalist
1st Jared Allen, Calvin Johnson, Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson
2nd Reggie Wayne
4th Ronde Barber, Richard Seymour
6th Alan Faneca
7th Torry Holt
8th Zach Thomas
9th John Lynch
15th Tony Boselli, LeRoy Butler
19th Sam Mills
20th Clay Matthews Jr.

 

 

Former Vikings DE Jared Allen announced as a Hall of Fame semifinalist

Congratulations to former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, who was named a Pro Football Hall of Fame Semifinalist.

If Jared Allen keeps this up, sculptors might be tasked with putting a mullet into bust form and the Vikings may have another player enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

In Allen’s first year of eligibility, the former Vikings defensive end has been named a Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist.

He is one of four semifinalists to be named in their first year of eligibility. The other three are Calvin Johnson, Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson.

Allen is also one of 15 defensive players tabbed as a semifinalist. He is among the there defensive linemen picked.

Allen came to the Vikings in 2008. During his stint with the team, he tallied 22 sacks in 2011 and had over 14 sacks in three different seasons with Minnesota.

Allen was a key member of the 2009 Vikings team that made it as far as the NFC Championship before losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Saints. Sure, he never brought a Super Bowl to Minnesota, but he was a beacon of consistency on defense and well regarded by fans.

Former Chiefs DE Jared Allen among semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 class

Allen is one of just four first-year eligible players among 25 semifinalists for the 2021 class.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced Modern-Era semifinalists for their Class of 2021.

Only one former Kansas City Chiefs player has made it to the group of 25 semi-finalists. Jared Allen is one of just four first-year eligible players to be selected as a semifinalist along with Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson and Charles Woodson.

Allen was a fourth-round draft pick by the Chiefs in 2004 out of Idaho State and he exceeded all expectations with the team. He started 10 games as a rookie, recording 31 total tackles, nine sacks, and 10 tackles for loss. In 2007, Allen had the best season of his career to that point. He led the NFL in sacks with 15.5 and earned first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors.

Unfortunately, Allen wouldn’t last long in Kansas City. In 2008, Allen was traded to the Vikings for a haul of draft picks, including the one that was used to draft running back Jamaal Charles. Allen played for eight seasons after leaving the Chiefs with stops in Minnesota, Chicago and Carolina before retiring officially in February of 2016 with an epic retirement video.

When it was all said and done, Allen would be a four-time First-Team All-Pro, a five-time Pro Bowler, and a two-time NFL sack leader. He tallied 136 sacks during his career, which is currently good for No. 12 on the all-time list.

The next step in the selection process is to trim this group down to 15 Modern-Era semifinalists. Eventually, it’ll be whittled down to just five Modern-Era players. The group originally was comprised of 130 players. The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be decided and announced during the week leading up to Super Bowl LV.

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Peyton Manning tops Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalists

Peyton Manning tops the first-year semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

The list of semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame was released on Tuesday. Peyton Manning will certainly get in as a member of the Class of 2021. The other three first-year semifinalists are Jared Allen, Calvin Johnson, and Charles Woodson.

Expect Johnson and Woodson to easily become Hall of Famers along with Manning.

The complete list:

CLASS OF 2021 MODERN-ERA PLAYER SEMIFINALISTS

The following is the list of 2021 Modern-Era Semifinalists, including their positions, years and teams. Also listed are the number of times and years the candidate has been named a semifinalist since this reduction vote was added to the Bylaws for the Selection Committee in 2004.

  • Eric Allen, CB – 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • Jared Allen, DE – 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • Willie Anderson, T – 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • Ronde Barber, CB/S – 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 4 – 2018-2021)
  • Cornelius Bennett, LB – 1987-1995 Buffalo Bills, 1996-98 Atlanta Falcons, 1999-2000 Indianapolis Colts | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • Tony Boselli, T – 1995-2001 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2002 Houston Texans (injured reserve) | (Times as a Semifinalist: 6 – 2016-2021)
  • LeRoy Butler, S – 1990-2001 Green Bay Packers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 4 – 2018-2021)
  • Alan Faneca, G – 1998-2007 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2008-09 New York Jets, 2010 Arizona Cardinals | (Times as a Semifinalist: 6 – 2016-2021)
  • Rodney Harrison, S – 1994-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-08 New England Patriots | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • Torry Holt, WR – 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars | (Times as a Semifinalist: 7 – 2015-2021)
  • Calvin Johnson, WR – 2007-2015 Detroit Lions | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • John Lynch, FS – 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Denver Broncos | (Times as a Semifinalist: 9 – 2013-2021)
  • Peyton Manning, QB – 1998-2011 Indianapolis Colts (injured reserved 2011), 2012-15 Denver Broncos | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • Clay Matthews, LB – 1978-1993 Cleveland Browns, 1994-96 Atlanta Falcons | (Times as a Semifinalist: 5 – 2012, 2017, 2019-2021)
  • Sam Mills, LB – 1986-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-97 Carolina Panthers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 4 – 2016, 2019-2021)
  • Richard Seymour, DE/DT – 2001-08 New England Patriots, 2009-2012 Oakland Raiders | (Times as a Semifinalist: 4 – 2018-2021)
  • Steve Tasker, ST/WR – 1985-86 Houston Oilers, 1986-1997 Buffalo Bills | (Times as a Semifinalist: 8 – 2004, 2008-2010, 2012-13, 2020-21)
  • Fred Taylor, RB – 1998-2008 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2009-2010 New England Patriots | (Times as a Semifinalist: 2 – 2020-21)
  • Zach Thomas, LB – 1996-2007 Miami Dolphins, 2008 Dallas Cowboys | (Times as a Semifinalist: 3 – 2019-2021)
  • Hines Ward, WR – 1998-2011 Pittsburgh Steelers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 5 – 2017-2021)
  • Reggie Wayne, WR – 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts | (Times as a Semifinalist: 2 – 2020-21)
  • Patrick Willis, LB – 2007-2014 San Francisco 49ers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 2 – 2020-21)
  • Charles Woodson, CB/S – 1998-2005, 2013-15 Oakland Raiders, 2006-2012 Green Bay Packers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 1 – 2021)
  • Darren Woodson, S – 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys | (Times as a Semifinalist: 5 – 2015, 2017, 2019-2021)
  • Bryant Young, DT – 1994-2007 San Francisco 49ers | (Times as a Semifinalist: 2 – 2020-21)

Six iconic Vikings named to list of best NFL players to wear each jersey number

Fran Tarkenton was listed as the best player to wear No. 10. Jared Allen? He was No. 69. See who else made it here!

Minnesota has had plenty of iconic players through the years, and some players were so prolific they were listed as the best to wear their respective numbers.

Our friends at Raiders Wire compiled a comprehensive list of the best NFL player to wear every single jersey number. The Vikings were well represented with six players, who were most well known for being on Minnesota, cracking the list. Players like Brett Favre, Gary Zimmerman and Donovan McNabb also made the ranks, but had more memorable seasons on different teams.

Here were the Minnesota players, followed by a brief explanation for each.

Fran Tarkenton

Tarkenton claimed the No. 10 on Raiders Wire’s list. Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, he was named to Pro Football Reference’s list of first-team All-Decade for the 1960s and second-team All-Decade for the 1970s.

He was a quarterback who was known for making plays with his feet. He said, via Pro Football Hall of Fame, that “I scramble because I’m good at it, because I can twist and dodge those big pass rushers better than most guys and we get a lot of touchdowns that way.”

He spent time with the Giants, but was most well known for his seasons with the Vikings.

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DE Jared Allen: I’ll go into the Hall of Fame as a Viking

“I’m a Viking, I’ll go in (to the Pro Football Hall of Fame) as a Viking, Jared Allen told KFAN.

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.”