We like to check in with former Vol stars from time to time to see how things are going in their post Tennessee careers. This week it’s Jason Allen that’s making headlines.
The Miami Herald is reporting that Allen’s off season workout consists of his mother and a couple hundred dozen eggs. No I am not making it up. A person couldn’t make up something like this.
According to the article, the skill needed to catch raw eggs is the “true test of poise, athleticism and quickness in the Allen household”. It’s all fun and games until…. somebody drops an egg. The penalty for egg on the furniture is pretty severe. Mama Allen threatens to bring down the hammer if egg gets on her new sofa! She says, “I’ll tackle everybody”.
The article also pointed out that as a junior in 2004, Jason Allen was the first Tennessee non-linebacker to lead the team in tackles. Maybe there is something to this egg thing.
Allen was drafted by the Dolphins with the #16 pick in 2006. At the time he became the first Tennessee player to be drafted in round one since 2002.