Reporters covering Jared Allen’s six-year contract with the Vikings back in 2008 often rounded up to $73.3 million, a record for a defensive player at the time. The actual total, per Allen’s ...

Former Idaho State University football player Jared Allen is hanging up his football jersey for good. Allen announced Thursday on Twitter that he is retiring after playing in the NFL for 12 years ...

New Bears defensive end Jared Allen will continue to wear jersey No. 69 with the club. "I'd like to take a moment to thank my former teammates, coaches and the staff at the Minnesota Vikings for all ...

Jared Allen celebrates a sack for the Vikings. AP “At that point, I was already too far down the rabbit hole, so then I look like a jerk talking about how I’m going to try to make the Olympics ...

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen signs a jersey for a Special Olympics athlete after NFL football workouts, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in Eden Prairie, Minn. Though the Vikings are a young ...

While Denver focuses on DeMarcus Ware…Vikings free-agent DE Jared Allen is talking with the Bears and Seattle Seahawks, per league source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2014 ...

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen sees a double standard in the NFL, as far as player safety is concerned. He wants the same level of protection for defensive players, too.

"As long as he doesn't punch me in the face and grab my jersey when I'm coming around the edge, I'll be fine," Allen said, half-jokingly. "I'm going to help him get better, and he's going to help ...

With a perfectly in-character video posted to Jared Allen's official Twitter account, one of the NFL's most prolific sack artists of all time has announced his retirement.