Positives, negatives after Philadelphia Eagles acquire Devon Allen
The newest Philadelphia Eagles WR is a U.S. national champion and two-time Olympian.
Concerns about football rust aside, this is a phenomenal athlete. In 2014, he won the 110-meter hurdles at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. That was followed by a 2014 U.S. national championship, a 2016 U.S. national championship, and a 2018 U.S. national championship in the 110-meter hurdles.
Allen is also a two-time Olympian. He reached the finals in both Rio de Janeiro’s Olympics in 2016 and the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. During his final meet of the 2021 season, he became only the 13th American hurdler to ever break the 13-second barrier in this event, setting a personal best of 12.99 seconds.
He’s done the unthinkable. He’s seemingly aged in reverse and gotten faster as he’s tacked on birthdays. The question on everyone’s mind now is whether or not he can run routes and separate from NFL defenders.
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No one’s trying to ruin the party or cast a shadow over the young man’s big day, but we’ve seen track stars join Philly’s wide receiver corps recently before (Marquise Goodwin). That didn’t lead to much, so please find it in your hearts to be forgiving if this comes off as skepticism.
We all want to see this team improve (and in a hurry). Still, we’re wondering if this is a move that brings them closer to seeing that goal’s accomplishment.