Minnesota Vikings
Jared Allen - #69 - DE
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 6"/ 270 lbs. |
| Birthday | 04/03/1982 |
| Birthplace | Los Gatos, CA |
| College | Idaho State |
| Years played | 10 |
| Drafted | 2004, 4th round, 30th pick by Chiefs |
2012 STATS
| Tack | FF | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | 0 |
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PLAYER NEWS
Allen returned to practice for the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday.|||||||
The Minnesota Vikings defensive end had missed the previous practices because of an illness.
Allen's back has caused him some discomfort over the last week. He also confirmed after last Sunday's game he's been playing with a torn labrum in one of his shoulders but downplayed any negative effect that has had on his performance.|||||||
Allen was on the field with the team at the end of Wednesday's practice, but he didn't participate. Frazier said the injury is not to the extent it would keep him out of this week's game, however.
Allen has been fined $21,000 for a hit on Chicago Bears guard Lance Louis on Sunday.|||||||
A person with knowledge of the fine tells The Associated Press that it was levied Wednesday, three days after he knocked Louis out for the season with a hit that injured Louis' left knee. The person requested anonymity because the league has not announced the fine.
The Minnesota Vikings held Allen and Adrian Peterson out of practice Thursday as a precaution because of minor injuries, but expect to have both available against Arizona on Sunday.|||||||
Allen is bothered by a groin injury. He is still looking for his first multi-sack game of the season after falling half a sack short of the single-season record last season.
Allen had 3 1/2 sacks in Sunday's 17-13 loss to Chicago.|||||||
Allen finished the season with 22 sacks, behind Michael Strahan's mark of 22 1/2 for the New York Giants in 2001.
