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 |
Week 10: Did Brett Favre earn his money?
Each week we examine whether Vikings QB Brett Favre, who is being paid more than $1 million per game this season, earned his paycheck. Let's take a look at the Week 10 loss to the Bears.
Peterson ticketed for speeding
Vikings RB Adrian Peterson was ticketed for speeding on Monday for driving 53 mph in a 35-mph zone near the team's practice facility.
Not time to sit Favre, fire Childress
The hot seat under Brad Childress has not cooled, nor has talk that QB Brett Favre should step aside, but that time is not here. Not quite yet.
Vikings' players of the week
Here are the Vikings' players of the week in their 27-13 loss to the Bears in Week 10
Favre played with shoulder injury
Vikings QB Brett Favre struggled vs. the Bears in Week 10 and told ESPN that his right shoulder is in serious pain.
Hard to believe Vikings aren't dead
At 3-6 now, the signs point to the Vikings' circus ending unhappily ever after, and it might happen without their current ringleader after a certain point very soon.
Childress: Berrian tweaked hamstring in pregame
Vikings head coach Brad Childress said WR Bernard Berrian, who was active for Sunday's game but did not play, told the coaches he could not go after the pregame stretching.
Cutler outplays Favre in Bears victory
Jay Cutler had 237 yards and three touchdown passes, Devin Hester had two big returns and the Chicago Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-13 on Sunday to tie Green Bay for the NFC North lead.
Rice out, Harvin in for Vikings
Vikings WR Sidney Rice has not been activated from the PUP list and will not play Sunday against the Bears at Soldier Field.
Vikings-Bears prediction
PFW's Eric Edholm says the Bears will eek out a close win Sunday vs. the rival Vikings.
Vikings' Rice out for Week 10
Sidney Rice will not be active for the Vikings' Week 10 game vs. the Bears, as the wide receiver has opted to sit out another game to allow his hip more time to heal.
Vikings-Bears matchup of the day: Saturday
Coming off a season-high 2½-sack performance against the Cardinals in Week Nine, some observers are wondering if Jared Allen is finally back on track.
Vikings list WRs Harvin, Rice as questionable
Vikings WR Percy Harvin returned to practice Friday but is not expected to play Sunday vs. the Bears.
Vikings fantasy focus
Here's a look at the Vikings' fantasy forecast for the Week 10 contest against the Bears in Chicago.
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.
