Denicos Allen

Denicos Allen (born August 9, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans from 2010 to 2013, winning a Rose Bowl in 2013. After practice squad stints in the National Football League (NFL), he played in the CFL for Saskatchewan.

Denicos Allen

No. 28
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1990-08-09) August 9, 1990 (age 35) Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	Michigan State
NFL draft:	2014: undrafted
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2014)*[1] St. Louis Rams (2014)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014)* Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2015)* Saskatchewan Roughriders (2015–2016)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× Second-team All-Big Ten (2011, 2013)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

A native of Ohio, Allen played college football at Michigan State from 2010 to 2013, registering 278 total tackles.^[2][3] He helped lead the 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team to a Big Ten Conference championship and a victory over Stanford in the 2014 Rose Bowl.^[4]

Professional career

Allen played in 4 preseason games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014 before being cut.^[5] He was signed to their practice squad on November 25, 2014.^[6]

He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in 2015, appearing in three games, two as a starter, and registering 17 tackles.^[7]