Terry Allen (American football)
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| Terry Allen | |
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| Position(s): Running back |
Jersey #(s): 21, 22, 29 |
| Born: February 21, 1968 Commerce, Georgia |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1991–2001 | |
| NFL Draft: 1990 / Round: 9 / Pick: 241 | |
| College: Clemson | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Rushing yards | 8,614 |
| Average | 4.3 |
| Touchdowns | 73 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Terry Thomas Allen, Jr. (born February 21, 1968 in Commerce, Georgia) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. In the 1990 NFL Draft he was selected in the ninth round by the Minnesota Vikings. During his three season career with the Vikings he gathered 2,797 rushing yards with 23 rushing touchdowns. After Minnesota, he joined the Washington Redskins and wasting no time in his first year, he ran over 1,000 yards with 10 rushing touchdowns. During the 1996 season, his second with the Redskins, he gathered 21 rushing touchdowns; only 9 other running backs ever rushed for over 20 touchdowns in a single season. He also had another career best in the 1996 season; besides 21 rushing touchdowns, he ran for 1,353 yards, which earned him a spot in the Pro Bowl. After the 1996 season, he played with Washington for only two more seasons and ran over 700 yards in each season. In 1999, he played for the New England Patriots, where he ran for nearly 900 yards with 8 rushing touchdowns. He had the worst season of his career with the New Orleans Saints in 2000, when he was forced into action after starting RB Ricky Williams broke his ankle. Allen's performance was so poor that he earned the nickname "no gain" from a small group of NFL fans, who noticed that in the Saint's late season games they would start each possession with Allen running for no gain. Even though he had a subpar season with the Saints, in 2001 the Baltimore Ravens signed him to a one year deal due to losing Jamal Lewis for the season.
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- On television series Yes, Dear, Jimmy Hughes sometimes wears Terry Allen's #21 Washington Redskins jersey.
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| Preceded by Robert Edwards |
New England Patriots Starting Running Back 1999 |
Succeeded by Kevin Faulk |
| Preceded by Ricky Ervins |
Washington Redskins' Starting Running Back 1995-1998 |
Succeeded by Stephen Davis |
