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**Will Allen**
	No. 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
	Free safety
Personal information
	Date of birth: June 17, 1982 (age 27)
	Place of birth: Huber Heights, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
	College: Ohio State
	NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 111
	Debuted in 2004 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career history
	As player:; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004-present);
	Roster status: Injured Reserve
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl Alternate (2008);
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Tackles	175
Sacks	0.0
INTs	4
Stats at NFL.com

For the Miami Dolphins cornerback, see Will Allen (cornerback).

Will Allen (born June 17, 1982, in Huber Heights, Ohio) is an American football player who currently plays safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[edit] College career

Allen was a four-year letterwinner for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was a consensus first-team All-America selection in his senior year. In his first three seasons at Ohio State he played behind three-time All American Mike Doss, seeing action on the field primarily in nickel coverage on passing downs.

Allen is perhaps best remembered among college football fans for two plays made during the 2002 national championship season. The first occurred during the 2002 Ohio State-Michigan game, intercepting a pass from Michigan quarterback John Navarre during the closing seconds to preserve the 14-9 victory and an undefeated regular season. The second play was only one game later in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl for the national championship. In the second half, Allen tackled Miami running back Willis McGahee and delivered a helmet blow to his left knee. McGahee had to be helped off the field; he suffered ligament damage and was forced to miss his whole rookie year in the NFL.

[edit] Professional career

Allen played in every game in his rookie year on special teams but saw increasing time as a safety in the final weeks of the season. He made his first NFL interception against the Carolina Panthers and his first touchdown in week 6 of the following season against the Miami Dolphins. He started eight games in 2005, playing at both free safety and strong safety due to injuries to Jermaine Phillips and Dexter Jackson.

Allen's most noted contribution in his young NFL career occurred against the Green Bay Packers in 2005, when he twice intercepted Packers quarterback Brett Favre in the fourth quarter. Buccaneers starting safety, Dexter Jackson, had been injured midway through the second quarter with a hamstring strain. Allen came into the game as a substitute.

Allen was the Buccaneers' special teams captain in 2008.

Allen was the first alternate for NFC Special Teams for the 2009 Pro Bowl.

Allen was resigned to a 1 year $2.35 contract on February 28, 2009

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