Roger Allen III

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Roger Allen
No. 66     Carolina Panthers
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: February 10, 1986 (1986-02-10) (age 25)
Place of birth: Raytown, Missouri
High School: Raytown Senior High School,
Raytown, Missouri
Career information
College: Missouri Western State
Undrafted in 2009
Debuted in 2009 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x Little All-America (2006, 2008)
  • 3x All-MAIA (2006, 2007, 2008)
Stats at NFL.com

Roger Allen III (born February 10, 1986 in Raytown, Missouri) is an American football guard for the Carolina Panthers in the National Football League. He played college football at Missouri Western State University.

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High school

Roger Allen attended Raytown High School in Raytown, Missouri and was earned All-Metro and All-Conference honors.[1]

Missouri Western

Allen started all 48 games (34 at right guard, 11 at left guard, three at right tackle), as the team compiled a 33-15 record during his four seasons at Missouri Western. Over four seasons Allen graded 86.8% for blocking consistency, registered 386 knockdowns, allowed just four sacks and three pressures, while only committing seven penalties while seeing action during 1,309 pass plays during his tenure with the Griffons. Allen was a First-team Freshman All-American selection in 2005 after starting all 12 games at both offensive guard spots. He was penalized three times and gave up just 1.5 quarterback sacks and no pressures all season. In 2006 he was First-team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association as he started all 12 games at right offensive guard. He allowed just 1.5 quarterback sacks and no pressures. In 2006 Allen was a Little All-American choice by The NFL Draft Report and a First-team All-MAIA Association selection for the second straight season. In 2007, Allen was penalized once, allowing only one quarterback pressure and no sacks on 329 pass plays.

As a senior, in 2008, Allen was a First-team Little All-American and All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association selection by the AFCA and AP. He allowed just one quarterback sack and two pressures, accruing just two penalties on the season.

NFL

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20 ss 3-cone Broad BP Wonderlic
6-3½ * 325 lb * 5.28 * 1.87 * 2.98 * 4.53 * 7.47 * 29 in. * 9'01" ** 39 * X

(* represents Missouri Western Pro Day) [2]

St. Louis Rams

On April 27, 2009, Allen was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent. His deal is a reported three-year $1.2 million contract that included a $20,000 signing bonus. He was cut by the Rams during his first year with the team.

New Orleans Saints

He was signed to the Saints practice squad in the 2010 season. He was waived by the New Orleans Saints on September 5, 2011 due to an early preseason injury.

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