Bruce Allen (American football)

Bruce Allen
	Allen in 2015
Personal information
Born	October 26, 1956; Pasadena, California, U.S.
Career information
High school	Langley (McLean, Virginia)
College	Richmond (1974–1977)
NFL draft	1978: 12th round, 329th overall pick
Career history
Coaching
	Arizona State Sun Devils (1978); Graduate assistant; Occidental Tigers (1979); Head coach; Los Angeles Thunderbolts (1980); Head coach;
Operations
	Montreal Alouettes (1982) ; Vice president of operations; Chicago Blitz (1983); General manager; Arizona Wranglers (1984); General manager; Oakland Raiders (1995–2003); Senior executive; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2008); General manager; Washington Redskins (2010–2013); Executive vice president/general manager; Washington Redskins (2014–2016); President/general manager; Washington Redskins (2017–2019); President;
Awards and highlights
	Richmond Spiders Hall of Fame (2016); NFL Executive of the Year (2002); All-ECAC (1977);
	Executive profile at Pro Football Reference

Bruce Gerald Allen (born October 26, 1956) is an American former professional football executive. He served as general manager in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2004 to 2008 and the Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2019. He first joined the NFL as a senior executive with the Oakland Raiders in 1995.

Allen played college football as a punter for the Richmond Spiders and was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 12th round of the 1978 NFL draft, but never played. Allen is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach George Allen and younger brother of former Virginia governor and U.S. Senator George Allen.