Deion Sanders wants Eric Allen in Pro Football’s Hall of Fame
Eagles fans concur.
The Philly faithful has been clamoring for years that many former Eagles deserve to get the gold jacket, especially Buddy Ryan-era players like Randall Cunningham and, pretty much, everyone on that legendary “Gang Green” defense of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Allen included.
These aren’t just fans pleading to the Hall however. It’s arguably the greatest to play the same position that Allen played. It also isn’t like he’s short on merits either.
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Allen’s career spanned from 1988 to 2001. He was a member of the Eagles from the time they drafted him in the second round of the 1988 draft up until 1994. He’d spend three seasons with the New Orleans Saints and his last four as a member of Jon Gruden’s first batch of Oakland Raiders. Over the course of his career, he made the Pro Bowl six times, and he was named First Team All-Pro in 1989.
He’s also got the number to boot. Allen finished his career with 53 interceptions (Sanders had 54 for reference) while returning eight of them for touchdowns.
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As for Sanders, the man who is often seen as the most electrifying defender with the ball in his hands, he had nine pick-sixes to finish his career.
Oh and by the way, Allen’s four pick-six interecptions in 1993 were good enough to tie an NFL record, one that he shares with Ken Houston (who’s also in the Hall of Fame) and Jim Kearney. Allen was also fantastic against the run. We won’t even bother getting into that conversation in the case of Sanders.