Armando Allen
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Armando Allen, Jr.
| image =
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| current_team =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Opa-locka, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 199
| high_school = Hialeah-Miami Lakes {{avoid wrap|(Hialeah, Florida)}}
| college = Notre Dame
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts
| statvalue1 = 42
| statlabel2 = Rushing yards
| statvalue2 = 172
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 16
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
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| pastcoaching =
- Hialeah HS (FL) (2013–2014)
Running backs coach - Miami (OH) (2015)
Graduate assistant - Texas Southern (2016–2018)
Running backs coach - Charleston Southern (2019–2021)
Running backs coach - Northwood Academy (SC) (2022)
Offensive coordinator - Murray State (2023)
Special teams coordinator & Running backs coach
}}
Armando Allen, Jr. (born April 30, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for two seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He was the Running Backs Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Charleston Southern University from 2019–2021. Allen previously held the position of assistant coach at Texas Southern University.
Early years
Allen played high school football at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah, Florida. A preseason fractured fibula ended his 2006 senior season before it ever began. However, he rushed for 1,095 yards and 12 touchdowns as junior in 2005, despite missing three games to injury. He was selected for 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not participate because of his injury. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Allen was listed as the No. 2 all-purpose back in the nation.{{Cite web |title=Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking – Rivals.com all-purpose backs 2007 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-1476;_ylt=AsDSZJxwepucAfxc.Mjf6gtGPZB4 |publisher=Rivals.yahoo.com |accessdate=August 3, 2012}} He chose Notre Dame over offers from Tennessee, Duke and Florida.
College career
As a freshman, he started 4 games in which he recorded a team-best 1,176 all-purpose yards, averaging 98.0 yards per game. He was the second-leading rusher on the team with 348 yards on 86 carries. As a sophomore in 2008, he started 8 games in which he led the Irish in rushing with 585 yards on 134 carries (4.4 avg) and added three touchdowns. He also ranked second on the team with 50 receptions and tallied 355 receiving yards and two touchdowns. As a junior, he only played in 8 games (7 starts) because of injury, but he was still able to lead the Irish in rushing for second straight season with 697 yards and three touchdowns on 142 carries. In his final season as a senior, playing in only 8 games due to a hip injury, ranked second on the team in rushing with 514 yards on 107 carries (4.8) and added two touchdowns.
He finished his 4-year career at Notre Dame rushing for 2144 yards on 469 carries (4.6 Avg) and 8 touchdowns. He lived up to the hype as being an all-purpose back, by recording 4337 all-purpose yards, which is 5th most in school history. He graduated with a degree in sociology.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 8 1/4
| weight = 199
| dash = 4.59
| ten split = 1.54
| twenty split = 2.64
| shuttle = 4.12
| cone drill = 7.10
| vertical = 31.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| bench = 23
| arm span = 30 1/4
| hand span = 8 3/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/armando-allen/3200414c-4c05-9152-d13c-172d60e628a8 |title=Armando Allen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 21, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=68349&DraftYear=2011 |title=2011 NFL Draft Scout Armando Allen College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 21, 2024}}
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=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=
Allen was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on July 27, 2011.{{Cite web |last=Stroud |first=Rick |date=July 28, 2011 |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign 16 undrafted free agents |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-16-undrafted-free-agents/1182837 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809093247/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-16-undrafted-free-agents/1182837 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |website=St. Petersburg Times |accessdate=August 3, 2011}} However, he was waived during final cuts on September 3.
=Chicago Bears=
Allen was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad on September 5, 2011. He was promoted to the active roster on December 19. Allen made his debut on Christmas Day against the Green Bay Packers and rushed for 40 yards on 11 carries.{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2011 |title=Allen likely to help fill void in backfield |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8502 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107172458/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8502 |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |publisher=Chicagobears.com |accessdate=August 3, 2012}}{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2011 |title=Conte placed on IR; Bears promote three |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8490 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314232128/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8490 |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |publisher=Chicagobears.com |accessdate=August 3, 2012}} Allen lost the third running back battle to Lorenzo Booker, and was waived on August 31, 2012.
Allen scored his first career touchdown run against the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 7, 2012, the longest touchdown run by a Bears player since Matt Forte's 68-yard run in 2010. Though he became an exclusive rights free agent in 2013, Allen signed his tender on March 28.{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=March 28, 2013 |title=Armando Allen signs exclusive rights tender |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Armando-Allen-signs-exclusive-rights-tender/55b85535-06a8-4fe1-8f36-28b992961576 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426140459/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Armando-Allen-signs-exclusive-rights-tender/55b85535-06a8-4fe1-8f36-28b992961576 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |publisher=Chicago Bears |accessdate=March 28, 2013}} He was released on August 30, 2013.
References
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External links
- [http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/allenjr_armando00.html Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
- [https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14358/armando-allen ESPN.com bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Miami-Dade County, Florida
Category:Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School alumni
Category:American football running backs
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players