Ryan Allen (American football)
Allen with the New England Patriots in 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson Tigers | |||||||||||||
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| Title | Special teams player development and specialist coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born | February 28, 1990 Salem, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Punter (No. 6, 9, 8) | ||||||||||||
| High school | West Salem | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Ryan Allen (born February 28, 1990) is an American football coach and former punter who is a special teams player development and specialist coach for the Clemson Tigers. He played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is best known for being the starting punter for the New England Patriots for six seasons, during which he won three Super Bowls and was their longest serving starting punter of the Bill Belichick era. Allen played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He won twice the Ray Guy Award in 2011 and 2012, and also was a unanimous All-American in 2012. Allen was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2013.