Episode 25 - Ricardo Allen, 7 year NFL veteran, joins the show
4th Down Focus
English - March 18, 2021 16:09 - 31 minutes - 29 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsFootball Sports News Sports News coaches specialist training punter sports sports talk sports podcast a football life field goal kickers nfl Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ricardo Allen began his football career at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, FL. In his senior year he would accept a scholarship offer from Purdue University, where he would impressive NCAA career totals: 250 tackles, 3 sacks, 2, forced fumbles 13 interceptions, 4 touchdowns, and 22 pass deflections. As a result, Allen was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Allen played the last 7 seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and is currently a free agent. Since 2015, Allen started in 76 games for Atlanta: recording 340 tackles, 11 interceptions and 1 sack. He was a 4 time team captain, and in 2019 Allen was named the Falcons' nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.
A leader in both the locker room and his community, Allen was one of the driving forces behind the Falcons' Social Justice Committee, addressing social justice issues in Atlanta. He also hosts a free youth football clinic (The RA37Camp) each March in Daytona Beach, FL. For more info on this free annual event, visit www.4thDownU.com.
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