Jared Allen (born August 26, 1981) is an

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coach and former player. He was the starting

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at FAU from 2001 to 2004 and also played professionally for the

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in 2006.

High school career

Allen attended

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in Edmond, Oklahoma. As a senior, he completed 171 of 282 passes for 1,973 yards and 18 touchdowns. As a junior, he connected on 145 of 232 attempts for 1,502 yards and 9 touchdowns. He was named a 1999 Blue Chip athlete. He earned first-team All-Edmond Area, All-Metro Conference, All-District 6A-1, all-city (

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) and Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state honors. Allen was named to the

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All-Star Game and was selected

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. He was a two-sport athlete ( football and

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College career

Allen started four years at Florida Atlantic and was named the team's MVP in 2003, the offensive MVP in 2002, and the team MVP in 2001. He played in 47 games and

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44 times. Throughout his collegiate career, he completed 570 of 1,003 passes for 8,100 yards and 50

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s. He was

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in 2000 and majored in

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Professional career

2005 season

Allen signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an

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on May 5, 2005. He was released on August 31, 2005.

2006 season

Allen was re-signed on January 5, 2006 and was allocated to the

. He shared backup quarterback duties with Reggie Robertson playing one quarter per game every other week, until starting quarterback

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broke his ankle. Jared Allen was then granted the starting job, leading the Amsterdam Admirals to one win (away vs. the Frankfurt Galaxy) and two losses during the remaining regular season games. The one win was sufficient to secure first place in the season and a spot in the

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, which was lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy by 7–22. Allen was released on August 29.

Coaching career

In January, 2012 Allen was name the

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s coach at

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(FAU). After the 2013 season, Allen stepped back into an administrative role as director of player personnel and external relations. In 2015, he returned to a positional coach this time coaching running backs. Following the 2016 season, Allen stepped back from coaching for the 2017 season.

External links

FAU profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Jared 1981 births Living people American football quarterbacks Amsterdam Admirals players Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches Florida Atlantic Owls football players Players of American football from Oklahoma Sportspeople from Edmond, Oklahoma