Brian Allen (cornerback)

Brian Allen (born October 21, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, and has also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, and Cincinnati Bengals.

Brian Allen
No. 25 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993
La Marque, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:La Marque (La Marque, Texas)
College:Utah
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:6
Forced fumbles:0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Coming out of Utah, the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts projected Allen to be selected in the fifth or sixth round.[1] He received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 23, 2017, he participated at Utah's pro day and chose to redo the vertical jump, broad jump, and twenty yard shuttle while also doing positional drills. He increased his vertical to 38 inches and was able to decrease his shuttle time. Team representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams were in attendance to scout Allen, Garett Bolles, Isaac Asiata, and 20 other prospects.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 1⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		 215 lb
(98 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		4.48 s1.51 s2.56 s4.34 s6.64 s34 1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3][4]

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Allen in the fifth round with the 173rd overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.[5]

On May 8, 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Allen to a four-year, $2.63 million contract with a signing bonus of $230,179.[6]

He entered his first training camp competing with William Gay, Mike Hilton, Greg Ducre, Brandon Dixon, and Senquez Golson for a job to be a backup cornerback. Allen was named the Steelers' fifth cornerback on their depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Artie Burns, Coty Sensabaugh, Mike Hilton, and William Gay.[7]

On September 17, 2017, Allen made his professional regular season debut during the Steelers' 26–9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.[8]

On September 1, 2018, Allen was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 2, 2018.[11]

On August 27, 2019, Allen was placed on injured reserve.[12] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 31, 2019.

Seattle Seahawks

On October 15, 2019, Allen was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 14, 2020.[14] He was waived on August 10, 2020.[15]

Buffalo Bills

Allen signed with the Buffalo Bills on August 28, 2020.[16] He was waived on September 5 as a part of final cuts.[17]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 16, 2020, Allen was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[18] He was elevated to the active roster for the team's week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[19] He was released on October 27.[20]

Cincinnati Bengals

On November 3, 2020, Allen was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.[21] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on November 11,[22] and restored to the practice squad five days later.[23] He was placed back on the practice squad/COVID-19 list on December 21, 2020,[24] and restored to the practice squad again on January 1, 2021.[25]

Cleveland Browns

Allen was signed to the Cleveland Browns' active roster off the Bengals' practice squad on January 4, 2021.[26]

References
  1. "NFL Draft Profile: Brian Allen". NFL.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. "Football Holds Annual Pro Day". utahutes.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. Galloway, Jason (March 6, 2017). "2017 NFL Combine results for former Wisconsin Badgers". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. "Brian Allen, DS #21 CB, Utah". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  5. "Steelers select Allen in the fifth round". Steelers.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  6. "Spotrac.com: Brian Allen contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  7. "Ourlads.com: Pittsburgh Steeler's depth chart: 08/01/2017". ourlads.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  8. "Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. "Steelers reduce roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 1, 2018.
  10. "Steelers announce practice squad". Steelers.com. September 2, 2018.
  11. Varley, Teresa (October 2, 2018). "Steelers promote Allen". Steelers.com.
  12. "Steelers awarded Dean off waivers". Steelers.com. August 27, 2019.
  13. Boyle, John (October 15, 2019). "Seahawks Make Practice Squad Moves, Including Addition Of TE Tyrone Swoopes & S Adrian Colbert". Seahawks.com.
  14. Boyle, John (January 14, 2020). "Seahawks Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Seahawks.com.
  15. Boyle, John (August 10, 2020). "Seahawks Waive CB Brian Allen & RB Anthony Jones". Seahawks.com.
  16. "Bills sign CB Brian Allen". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  17. Brown, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Bills announce these moves to get to the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com.
  18. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 16, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  19. Alper, Josh (October 10, 2020). "49ers call up Kevin White, place Ziggy Ansah and K'Waun Williams on IR". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  20. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. October 27, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  21. "Bengals Sign Brian Allen To Practice Squad, Released Kendall Donnerson". Bengals.com. November 3, 2020.
  22. Hobson, Geoff (November 11, 2020). "Bengals' Pass Rush Takks On A First-Rounder". Bengals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  23. "Brian Allen Returns To Practice Squad From Reserve/COVID-19". Bengals.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  24. "Bengals Make Two Moves Ahead Of Week 15 Matchup". Bengals.com. December 21, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  25. "Brian Allen Off Of Reserve/COVID-19". Bengals.com. January 1, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  26. "Browns sign CB Brian Allen". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 4, 2021.
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