Eagles sign hurdler to play receiver

The Philadelphia Eagles signed wide receiver Devon Allen, a former Olympian hurdler who last played football in college at Oregon in 2016.

Allen is a three-time national champion in the 110 hurdles and competed in the 2016 Olympics and again in the 2020 Olympics.While he plans to compete in the U.S. Track & Field outdoor championships in June and the World Athletics championships in July, Allen worked out for NFL teams at Oregon’s pro day.

Allen, 27, played three seasons at Oregon, his best coming in 2014 when he caught 41 passes for 684 yards and seven touchdowns. His season ended, though, when he suffered a torn right ACL in the Rose Bowl.

He caught only 13 passes for 235 yards and one touchdown in nine games over the next two seasons before suffering another torn ACL, in his left knee.

Allen finished fifth in the 110 hurdles in the 2016 Games in Brazil with a time of 13.31 seconds and finished fourth at 13.14 seconds in Tokyo five years later. In his last race of the 2021 season, he broke the 13-second barrier, the 13th American to accomplish the feat.

The 6-foot, 191-pound Allen ran the 40-yard dash in the 4.35-39 range at the pro day in Eugene, according to reports.

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