It has been Allen’s play in recent weeks that has helped clean up a potential mess that could have resulted from injuries among the Steelers’ linebackers and secondary.
The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Allen has seen more playing time as a hybrid linebacker in passing situations in the absence of Devin Bush and Mike Hilton. For Allen, a 2018 fifth-round pick out of Penn State, his emergence has been a long time coming.
“I feel as though I am still getting better at it week by week,” Allen said of his role in the dime package, particularly in last week’s win against the Cincinnati Bengals. “I am learning more within the position, and I am just excited just to see how to become better and better each week. I love the opportunity I have right now.”
The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Allen has seen more playing time as a hybrid linebacker in passing situations in the absence of Devin Bush and Mike Hilton. For Allen, a 2018 fifth-round pick out of Penn State, his emergence has been a long time coming.
“I feel as though I am still getting better at it week by week,” Allen said of his role in the dime package, particularly in last week’s win against the Cincinnati Bengals. “I am learning more within the position, and I am just excited just to see how to become better and better each week. I love the opportunity I have right now.”
