Jared Scot Allen (born April 3, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A five-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro selection, he recorded 136 career sacks. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025.

Jared Allen, a Buck Buchanan Award winner and Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year from Idaho State, was selected in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. A 6-foot-6-inch, 270-pound defensive end, he played 12-years in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs (2004-07), Minnesota Vikings (2008-2013), Chicago Bears (2014-15) and Carolina Panthers (2015).

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4 days ago · Jared Allen was a four-time All-Pro who finished his career with 136 sacks, including a league-leading 22 in 2011 for Minnesota. He also led the league in sacks with 15 1/2 for Kansas City in 2007 and reached double digits in seven straight seasons. His final game was a Super Bowl loss for Carolina against Denver in the 2015 season.

3 days ago · The result of voting this year has Jared Allen set to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Allen played a total of 12 years in the NFL, six of which came with the Minnesota Vikings. Those six years proved to be his most fruitful in his career as he would accumulate a whopping 85.5 of his 136 sacks in his ...

4 days ago · Without a doubt, Jared Allen was a dominant player at his position for a long time. Now, I am biased because we played him twice a year for a number of years, but he was a game-wrecker. We had to ...

3 days ago · View photos of Vikings Legend Jared Allen during his career with the team. He has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 and will be inducted in August.

3 days ago · "My family and I are thrilled that Jared Allen has become the 20 th player in Chiefs history inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame," Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. "From the time the Chiefs drafted Jared in 2004, we knew he was a special man with special talent. While wearing a Chiefs uniform, Jared was named to the NFL All ...

4 days ago · Jared Allen is a Hall of Famer. The former Minnesota Vikings defensive end was revealed as a member of the NFL's 2025 Hall of Fame class at the NFL Honors ceremony in New Orleans Thursday night.

4 days ago · Jared Allen was a four-time All-Pro who finished his career with 136 sacks, including a league-leading 22 in 2011 for Minnesota. Jared Allen was a four-time All-Pro who finished his career with ...