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Former Purdue DB, 8-year NFL veteran announces retirement

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Cincinnati Bengals safety Ricardo Allen has announced he will be retiring from the NFL after 8 seasons. The news comes a week after the Bengals were defeated 23-20 by the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.

Allen spent 1 season in Cincinnati. He spent the first 7 years of his career with the Atlanta Falcons. He was a member of 2 teams that played in a Super Bowl during his time in the league.

Sunday, Allen made the announcement via his Instagram account:

Prior to his career in the NFL, Allen was a star safety at Purdue. Allen was credited with 250 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 13 interceptions and 11 pass break-ups over 4 years in West Lafayette. He also had 4 career pick-sixes.

As a senior in 2013, Allen had 53 tackles, 6 interceptions and 3 pass break-ups. He went on to be a fifth-round selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, selected by the Falcons.

Allen will retire from the NFL with 355 total stops, 26 pass break-ups and 11 interceptions.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB