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JASON ALLEN
30 CORNERBACK
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 200 | College: Tennessee |
Hometown: Muscle Shoals, Alabama | 5th NFL Season |
1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 27 |
Acquired: FA-’10 | 2010 GP/GS: 10/7 | Career GP/GS: 73/19 |
Teams: Miami, 2006-10, Houston, 2010 |
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Miami Dolphins in
first round (16th pick overall) of 2006 NFL Draft…
Released by Dolphins on November 10, 2010...
Claimed off waiver by Houston Texans on November
11, 2010.
2010 (Miami 8/7, Houston 1/0): Started the season
opener at cornerback and six tackles (five solo)
and had one pass defensed at Buffalo (9/12)...
made ten tackles (six solo) and intercepted two
Brett Favre passes at Minnesota (9/19)...had
five tackles (four solo) and one pass defensed
vs. New York Jets (9/26)...made one solo tackle
vs. New England (10/4)...intercepted a pass and
made five tackles (three solo) at Green Bay
(10/17)...made three solo tackles vs. Pittsburgh
(10/24)...had two tackles and a pass defensed at
Cincinnati (10/31)...saw action at cornerback and
on special teams vs. Baltimore (11/7)...released
by the Dolphins (11/10)...claimed off waivers
by the Texans (11/11)...inactive at Jacksonville
(11/14)...made three solo tackles and two special
teams tackles at NY Jets (11/21)...had two solo
tackles vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Miami 16/1): Played in all 16 contests, including
one start...Had seven tackles (six solo)
and twopasses defensed...Finished second on
the team with 15 special teams tackles...Notched
three tackles at New England (11/8)...Made lone
start of season at Jacksonville (12/13)...Recorded
season-high four tackles vs. Pittsburgh (1/3/10).
2008 (Miami 15/2): Played in 15 contests with two
starts...Was inactive due to a hand injury at St.
Louis (11/30)...Provided depth and experience
at both the safety and corner positions...Registered
20 tackles (19 solo), one interception, four
passes defensed and tied for the team lead with
RB Patrick Cobbs with 16 special teams tackles...Led
the team in tackles on one occasion...
Entered the starting lineup when the Dolphins
opened in a nickel package vs. Oakland (11/16)
and New England (11/23)...Paced the Dolphins
special teams units during season opener
against the New York Jets (9/7) with two solo
tackles, while also contributing on defense with
a tackle...Had one solo stop both on defense and
on special teams at Arizona (9/14)...Contributed
to the teams first win of the season at New England
(9/21) with two special teams stops...Led the
special teams unit with three tackles (two solo)
at Houston (10/12)...Recorded two special teams
tackles vs. Baltimore (10/19)...Led the team in
tackles with six stops vs. Buffalo (10/26) and also
played a major role on special teams with a tackle
and a fumble recovery on a mishandled punt
that allowed the Dolphins to run the clock out
and preserve a 25-16 victory...Had two tackles
and two passes defensed, including one interception
at Denver (11/2), picking off a Jay Cutler
pass on the game’s first series and returning it
two yards...Recorded two solo tackles on defense
vs. Seattle (11/9)...Registered both a defensive
and special teams stop vs. Oakland (11/16)...
Recorded a season-high seven tackles vs. New
England (11/23), however suffered a hand injury
in the contest that would end up causing him to
miss his only game in his career the following
week at St. Louis (11/30)...Returned to action at
the Bills in Toronto (12/7) and provided the special
teams units with one tackle...Recorded one
special teams tackle vs. San Francisco (12/14)
and at the N.Y. Jets (12/28).
2007 (Miami 16/9): Played in all 16 games, includ-
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