James Allen (running back)

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James Allen
No. 20
Position:
Wynnewood (OK)
College:Oklahoma
Undrafted:1997
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:670
Rushing yards:2,497
Rushing touchdowns:4
Receptions:133
Receiving yards:964
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

James Allen (born March 28, 1975) is an American former football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Oklahoma.

College career

Allen attended the

De'mond Parker in 1996, though Allen would score the game-winning touchdown that season against the Longhorns, giving the 3–8 Sooners the 30–27 win.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Vertical jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄8 in
(1.78 m) 		212 lb
(96 kg) 		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 31.0 in
(0.79 m)		 11 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Allen signed with the

practice squad.[7] Allen was the Bears starting halfback,[8] and in 2000, he led the team with 1,120 rushing yards and two touchdowns.[9] During the season, Allen became the first Bears player to run for 100 yards since the 1998 season when he ran for 163 yards in his first career start against the Baltimore Ravens. However, in a loss to the New York Jets, Allen fumbled three times.[10] Allen's starting role was claimed by Anthony Thomas in 2001.[11] Against the Cleveland Browns in Week 8, Allen caught the game-tying Hail Mary pass from Shane Matthews that was deflected towards Allen, as the Bears went on to defeat the Browns 27–21.[12]

Allen later played for the expansion Houston Texans in the 2002 season, which was their inaugural season,[13] and started five games for the team, splitting duties with Jonathan Wells. Allen finished second behind Wells in rushing yards for the team with 519 yards.[14] However, in 2003, Allen retired from the NFL to become a rapper under the stage name Mersilis,[15] saying that he "lost a little bit of that fire".[16] Allen had skipped the Texans preseason game against the Denver Broncos due to "personal issues".[17] Two weeks later, Allen decided to unretire,[18] though Texans officials ruled him out of being with the team for the 2003 season, and he was released after not being claimed by any team.[15] In his career, Allen amassed 2,497 yards and four touchdowns.[19]

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1998 CHI 6 58 270 4.7 57 1 8 77 9.6 33 1
1999 CHI 12 32 119 3.7 13 0 9 91 10.1 17 0
2000 CHI 16 290 1,120 3.9 29 2 39 291 7.5 26 1
2001 CHI 16 135 469 3.5 19 1 30 203 6.8 34 1
2002 HOU 16 155 519 3.3 32 0 47 302 6.4 21 0
Career 66 670 2,497 3.7 57 4 133 964 7.2 34 3

References

  1. ^ "1993 Oklahoma vs. Texas Game Recap". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "James Allen". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. ^ Trotter, Jake (July 9, 2012). "Five memorable plays from OU-Texas". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "James Allen, Combine Results, RB – Oklahoma". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. December 10, 1997. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  6. Baltimore Sun
    . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  7. Baltimore Sun
    . September 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  8. About.com. Archived from the original
    on January 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  9. CNN Sports Illustrated
    . Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  10. Highbeam Research. November 28, 2000. Archived from the original
    on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  11. ^ Taylor, Roy. "2001 Chicago Bears". BearsHistory.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012. Shane Matthews and James Allen began the season as starters at quarterback and halfback, but they were soon passed up by Jim Miller and rookie Anthony Thomas.
  12. ^ "Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears – Recap – November 04, 2001". ESPN. November 4, 2001. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  13. ^ "2002 HOUSTON TEXANS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER" (PDF). Houston Texans. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  14. ^ "Allen had retired to pursue rap career". ESPN. Associated Press. August 26, 2003.
  15. ^ a b Pasquarelli, Len (August 29, 2003). "Allen wants to return to league". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  16. ^ Grant, Alan (August 23, 2003). "Former running back made right move". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  17. Highbeam Research. August 11, 2003. Archived from the original
    on March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  18. Highbeam Research. August 25, 2003. Archived from the original
    on March 13, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  19. ^ "James Allen". nfl.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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