Eagles elevate Olympian Devon Allen to gameday roster vs. Bucs

Field Level Media
26 Sep 2023, 07:05 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)

Two-time Olympian Devon Allen is expected to play in his first NFL regular-season game on Monday night after the Philadelphia Eagles elevated him from their practice squad to the gameday roster.

The Eagles also elevated punter Braden Mann in time for their Week 3 game against the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Instead of pursuing the NFL right out of college, Allen stuck with track and field. In his event of choice, the 110-meter hurdles, Allen is a three-time national champion and represented the U.S. in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.

Allen, 28, signed with the Eagles in 2022, six years after the end of his college football career at Oregon. He spent all of last season on the practice squad.

This summer, Allen sustained a calf injury while competing at the USA Track Field championships in July in Eugene, Ore. He missed much of training camp while on the non-football injury as a result.

Allen is listed as a wide receiver on Philadelphia's roster online and could be an option to return kickoffs. During a preseason game last month, he returned a kickoff 73 yards. Running back Boston Scott (concussion), the Eagles' No. 1 kick returner, is unavailable.

The Eagles signed Mann to their practice squad and released punter Arryn Siposs last Monday. Siposs handled punting duties for the Eagles' first two games. Mann was the New York Jets' punter from 2020-22.

--Field Level Media

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to San Francisco Star.

More Information

58 ℉

Mostly Cloudy in San Francisco

United States

Section

Israel ignores U.S., as civilian casualties start mounting in Gaza again

Israel resumed its military operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday with heavy bombardments. As strikes continue, the United States ...

Hockey players making waves on social media

This campaign explores ice hockey players' influence and popularity beyond their National Hockey League (NHL) careers. The goal was to ...

State troopers rescue escaped bull wandering on Phoenix freeway

Phoenix, Arizona: On November 24, Arizona state troopers said an escaped bull was seen wandering on a Phoenix freeway, but ...

UN Climate Talks Focus on Ailing Earth's Effect on Human Health

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects ...

Nagaland: US envoy Garcetti embarks on scenic hike, looks forward to again visiting 'Land of Festivals'

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 3 (ANI): US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, recently took to social media to share his ...

Zelenskyy Thanks Those Helping Fight Against Invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday thanked everyone who has helped Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, including soldiers, ...

International

Section