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WATCH: Jonathan Allen shares about how Nick Saban is a father figure

Former Alabama defensive tackle Jonathan Allen shares how Nick Saban is a father figure to him, and how Alabama has helped him in the NFL. 

Former Alabama defensive tackle Jonathan Allen shares how Nick Saban is a father figure to him, and how playing for Alabama has really helped him in the NFL.

Allen shares about his relationship with Saban”

“For me personally, I don’t really think in a video, I can put into context what Alabama has done for me. First and foremost, coach Saban. I am lucky enough to have my father figure in my life, and I genuinely look at coach Saban as my second father figure.”

He also explains how playing for Alabama really helped him in the NFL”

“It’s amazing the amount of guys he has put in the NFL. The character you have when you get there. And it might not seem like it’s important now, but when you get to the next level, playing at Alabama makes a difference. People look at Alabama players, and they know what kind of player they’re getting, on and off the field. They know you can play football, because if you can play football at Alabama with coach Saban, you can play anywhere.”

Allen goes on to share how Saban still lets him use the facilities, equipment, and more when he comes back to visit.

The video is amazing, and is worth a watch. It’s continual proof that Saban is not only a great coach, but he’s a mentor and father figure to so many of his players.

In his career at Alabama, Allen had 152 tackles, 28 sacks, and 3 interceptions.

The Washington Redskins selected Allen as the 17th overall of the 2017 NFL Draft where he has played since 2017.

For the Redskins, he has 139 tackles, 15 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass deflection.

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Coveted starting spots on defensive line will be decided through competition

With 7-8 players who would start on any other defensive line in the NFL, the battle for a top spot in Washington is going to be contentious.

The Washington Redskins have an embarrassment of riches on the defensive line, bolstering a depth chart that includes five first-round picks. While it will be entertaining to watch that group go to battle once the season finally starts, it is also going to be intriguing to see which players step up in training camp this year, and earn their way into a starting spot.

The fact of the matter is that not all of those players will be able to share the field at the same time, and a few will likely get knocked down a rung in the process and forced to fill a rotational or back-up role. They’ll still have an impact on the game, but obviously not as much of one as they’d like.

Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s solution for this is competition.

We’ve projected that the starting front line will likely consist of Chase Young, Montez Sweat, Daron Payne, and Jonathan Allen. However, it’s pretty easy to guess that any one of those spots is up for grabs. Could Ryan Kerrigan show out one again in training camp and prove that he still has some good years left? Absolutely. Will Matt Ioannidis continue to build off of his stellar 2019 season and force Payne or Allen to take a step aside while he stakes his claim on the front line? I’d buy it. In the end, this group of 7 or 8 guys will be pitted against each other early on, forced to grit and grind their way to a starting spot. Because of that, everyone will be better for it, and we’ll get the best product possible when all is said and done.

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Jonathan Allen is excited for switch to 4-3 defensive scheme

Jack Del Rio will be bringing a 4-3 defense to the Redskins, which will likely better highlight their personnel in the front seven.

A lot has been made about the Washington Redskins addition of defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio this offseason. With his decades of NFL experience and time working with some of the best defenders in the game’s history, the thought of him replacing someone like Greg Manusky is borderline enthralling.

Not only will Del Rio bring some competence to the defense’s gameplan week-in and week-out, but he also is planning to transition the Redskins to a 4-3 defensive scheme, rather than the 3-4 that they have been running for the past several years. This will allow the defensive line to focus more on getting to the pass rusher via the edge and give the linebackers a bigger role in coverage.

While some have questioned how this transition will go in the first year, Redskins defensive lineman Jonathan Allen doesn’t foresee there being much of a learning curve.

If the linebacking core can be competent, headed up by Cole Holcomb, Thomas Davis, and Jon Bostic, then the defensive line will really be able to thrive in this new defense. With Montez Sweat and Chase Young out on the edge, the possibilities are endless.

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What would an all-Alabama NFL defense look like?

Roll Tide Wire decided to dive in to see what an all-Alabama defense would look like in the NFL. Could they compete for a Super Bowl?

There aren’t a lot of college football programs who could say they would be able to build an entire roster just based on former players who are currently playing in the NFL.

Alabama, on the other hand, would not only be able to field an entire roster, it’s team could compete for a playoff spot — and maybe even more. As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire decided to look at what the all-Alabama NFL team would look like.

The rules are simple: 1) the player has to currently be on an NFL roster and 2) it has to make sense from a roster management standpoint. For example, there’s no point in having seven running backs, which is how many Alabama has in the league, on the roster.

The last rule is that the number has to come out to 25 players on each side of the football. That, on top of the three specialists — kicker, punter and long-snapper, would add up 53 players, which is exactly the number that final NFL rosters come to.

Note: This is the all-Alabama NFL roster on the defensive side of the football. For the offensive roster, click here.

So, let’s get this all-Alabama NFL roster underway, shall we?

First up… defensive line

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What would an all-Alabama NFL defense look like?

Roll Tide Wire decided to dive in to see what an all-Alabama defense would look like in the NFL. Could they compete for a Super Bowl?

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There aren’t a lot of college football programs who could say they would be able to build an entire roster just based on former players who are currently playing in the NFL.

Alabama, on the other hand, would not only be able to field an entire roster, it’s team could compete for a playoff spot — and maybe even more. As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire decided to look at what the all-Alabama NFL team would look like.

The rules are simple: 1) the player has to currently be on an NFL roster and 2) it has to make sense from a roster management standpoint. For example, there’s no point in having seven running backs, which is how many Alabama has in the league, on the roster.

The last rule is that the number has to come out to 25 players on each side of the football. That, on top of the three specialists — kicker, punter and long-snapper, would add up 53 players, which is exactly the number that final NFL rosters come to.

Note: This is the all-Alabama NFL roster on the defensive side of the football. For the offensive roster, click here.

So, let’s get this all-Alabama NFL roster underway, shall we?

First up… defensive line

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Washington Redskins are picking up Jonathan Allen’s 5th year option

On Monday, the Washington Redskins announced that they are picking up defensive tackle, Jonathan Allen’s 5th year option on his contract. 

On Monday, the Washington Redskins announced that they are picking up defensive tackle, Jonathan Allen’s 5th year option on his contract.

Allen was drafted by the Washington Redskins as the 17th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. In his first three seasons for the Redskins, Allen has every single game he has played in (36) and has recorded 139 tackles (84 solo and for loss) and also has 15 sacks.

Allen’s rookie deal was worth around $11.6 million according to spotrac.com.

His base salary for 2020 is worth around $2 million dollars. His 5th year option will give him a big raise. The terms of that option has not yet been released.

At Alabama, Allen quickly became a huge impact for Alabama’s defense. In 2013, he played in 7 games and had 15 tackles, .5 sacks, and 1 forced fumble.

As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 14 games and helped lead Alabama to a national championship while recording 32 tackles, and 5 sacks.

In 2015, he had 36 tackles, 12 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. And in 2016, Allen recorded 69 tackles, 10.5 sacks.

In his career at Alabama, Allen had 152 tackles, 28 sacks, and 3 interceptions.

Roll Tide Wire will update this story once the terms of his updated contract is released.

Redskins pick up fifth-year option on DL Jonathan Allen

The Redskins announced that they picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Jonathan Allen on Monday.

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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Breaking down the Tide’s 29 first-round NFL picks: Jonathan Allen

This time, we will be focusing on another former Alabama football star, Jonathan Allen.

Since Nick Saban’s arrival to Tuscaloosa in 2007, Alabama has not only become a team that has created a dynasty winning national championships, but it also has become a program that sends players to the NFL every year.

With the 2020 NFL Draft happening in less than a month, it’s the perfect time to start a new series in which we will go over all of the Tide’s 29 first-round draft picks. The first player we went over was Andre Smith, who finished his career at Alabama with 15 awards and honors and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals as the No. 6 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The second player we went over was former Alabama star linebacker Rolando McClain who would not only win many incredible awards while at Alabama, but was drafted by Oakland Raiders as the No. 8 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. The 3rd Alabama player drafted in the first round for the Tide was Kareem Jackson who would go on to be drafted by the Houston Texans as the No. 20 overall pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. The 4th player to become drafted under Nick Saban was Marcell Dareus. Number 5 was Julio Jones who has spent his entire career in Atlanta after being the 6th overall pick in the 2011 Draft by the Falcons. The 6th first round draft pick under Nick Saban was James Carpenter who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 25th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. At number 7 we have former Alabama running back Mark Ingram who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 28th overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. The 8th player drafted by the Tide was Trent Richardson who was the No. 3 overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Mark Barron was the 9th player drafted for Alabama in the NFL Draft. He was was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 7th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. The 10th player drafted for the Tide was Dre Kirkpatrick who was drafted as the No. 17 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. At No. 11, we have Dont’a Hightower who was drafted as the No. 25 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Dee Milliner was the 12th Alabama player drafted in the NFL. He was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. The 13th Alabama football player drafted in the first round was Chance Warmack who was selected in the first round as the 10th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2013 NFL Draft. DJ Fluker was the 14th player drafted as the No. 11 overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. The 15th first round pick for Alabama under Nick Saban was CJ Mosley who was drafted as the 17th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens of the 2014 NFL Draft. Ha Ha Clinton- Dix was the 16th Alabama player drafted as the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Amari Cooper was drafted by the Oakland Raiders as the No. 4 overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft and was the 17th first round pick under Nick Saban. The 18th first round pick under Nick Saban was Ryan Kelly who was the 18th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft where has played at since 2016.

This time, we will be focusing on another former Alabama football star, Jonathan Allen.

Allen quickly became a huge impact for Alabama’s defense. In 2013, he played in 7 games and had 15 tackles, .5 sacks, and 1 forced fumble.

As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 14 games and helped lead Alabama to a national championship while recording 32 tackles, and 5 sacks.

In 2015, he had 36 tackles, 12 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.

And in 2016, Allen recorded 69 tackles, 10.5 sacks.

In his career at Alabama, Allen had 152 tackles, 28 sacks, and 3 interceptions.

The Washington Redskins selected Allen as the 17th overall of the 2017 NFL Draft where he has played since 2017.

For the Redskins, he has 139 tackles, 15 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass deflection.

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Aug 15, 2019; Landover, MD, USA; Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard (25) is tackled by Washington Redskins defensive end Jonathan Allen (93) at FedExField. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

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A core set of players have been set for Redskins ahead of 2020 season

The Redskins have identified their core set of players that they plan to take into the 2020 season, according to Kyle Smith.

For any team that is starting fresh and working with some new voices at the very top, there is a checklist that you must go through in order to get the ball rolling again in the offseason.

This is very true of the Washington Redskins, who are virtually starting anew at 90 percent of the major positions in the coaching staff and front office this season. Since Ron Rivera took over, and many of the front office members transitioned into their new roles, we’ve been operating in the dark as far as assuming what the Redskins have been up to. However, when Kyle Smith, the VP of Player Personnel, chatted with the media on Tuesday at the 2020 NFL Combine, we got to get a glimpse at what’s been going on behind closed doors in Ashburn.

Near the top of the list of ‘to-do’s’ for the Redskins was determining a core of players that they plan to build around for the future. It could be 20 players, it could be 40 players; what matters is that the coaches and decision-makers are confident that they have a group of Redskins that they can trust will be there come fall, should all go right. Smith said that he’s confident the team has found that thus far.

“We’ve set our core,” Smith said, via Redskins.com. “We’ve identified who our core players are and what positions we’re going to be attacking in the offseason, whether it be free agency or the draft.”

So who is the core of players? That’s still unknown, but we can at least take an educated guess. Obviously, it involves players like Dwayne Haskins, Terry McLaurin, Derrius Guice, Steven Sims Jr., and other productive offensive players. It also is safe to assume that Landon Collins, Montez Sweat, Daron Payne, Jonathan Allen, and Cole Holcomb made the list as well. But what about players like Cam Sims, or Deshazor Everett, or Aaron Colvin? How does the team view Quinton Dunbar or Brandon Scherff? That much is still up for debate.

We probably won’t ever know the exact list, but as the offseason rolls on and more cuts are made ahead of the 2020 season, we’ll get a clearer idea for sure.

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Don’t forget Jonathan Allen when talking about top 2017 defenders

Jonathan Allen has been a force for the Redskins.

Somehow, Washington Redskins defender Jonathan Allen seems to get lost in the conversation at times.

Which is a shame, as Allen is already one of the NFL’s premier defenders.

As ESPN’s Field Yates notes, Allen is in some rare company among players drafted in 2017. The No. 17 overall pick already has 15 sacks.

And that’s just the beginning. Last year alone, Allen put up 12 hurries, 21 pressures and six sacks.

Also consider Allen only got in five games as a rookie, which translated to just 15 percent of the defense’s overall snaps. For a variety of reasons, he’s yet to even hit the 80-percent threshold in a season over three years.

In other words, the best may be yet to come from Allen, who is one of the reasons the Redskins boast a solid-looking front seven for the foreseeable future.

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