Chase Allen (linebacker)

Chase Allen (born August 29, 1993) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Southern Illinois University.

Chase Allen

Profile
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1993-08-29) August 29, 1993 (age 32) Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Belleville East
College	Southern Illinois University
NFL draft	2017: undrafted
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2017–2019)
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-MVFC (2016)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles 43 Forced fumbles 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

High school

Attended Belleville East High School in Belleville, Illinois. Allen was a First-team All-Conference selection and committed to Southern Illinois University in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

College career

Allen played in 35 games for the Salukis, he played at outside and middle linebacker and was a Second-team All-MVFC selection. He was the captain of the Salukis and known as the "Man in the Middle" as he had the heaviest bench press in the history of Salukis football.^[1]

Professional career

Allen signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.^[2] He played in all 16 games as a rookie, starting 10, finishing with 40 tackles.^[3]

On October 17, 2018, Allen was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.^[4]

On August 27, 2019, Allen was waived/injured by the Dolphins and placed on injured reserve.^[5]

Personal life

Allen is the son of Tammy and Chris Allen.^[6]