As his career began, Allen was nothing more than an NBA afterthought -- a prospect with some length and defensive potential who no one would have been surprised to see fall out of the league ...

Defensive end Jared Allen, who the Chiefs drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft, is a finalist for the fifth time. Allen spent the first four years of his career in Kansas City ...

Vikings legend Jared Allen has officially been named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. It's the fifth different time that he's been a finalist for the honor. NEWSLETTERS ...

The former fourth-round pick joined the Vikings in 2008 and recorded 85½ sacks in six seasons with Minnesota, including a franchise-record 22 sacks in 2011.