{"id":39426,"date":"2018-03-12T14:50:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=39426"},"modified":"2018-03-12T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:50:14","slug":"falcons-second-round-tender-ricardo-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/12\/falcons-second-round-tender-ricardo-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Falcons Place Second-Round Tender on Ricardo Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Restricted free agent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AlleRi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricardo Allen<\/a><\/strong> is receiving a second-round tender from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/falcons\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, according to ESPN&#8217;s <strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong>. The move means that teams who extend Allen an offer sheet have to give up a second-round pick to Atlanta should the Falcons decide not to match it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Falcons placed a 2nd-round tender on Ricardo Allen.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/973262476639981569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Atlanta Falcons Place Second-Round Tender on Ricardo Allen<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Allen participated in Super Bowl LI\u00a0against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>. In this 2017 postseason matchup, Allen\u00a0registered seven tackles despite the now infamous overtime loss. While Allen is not the most impressive player in terms of athletic ability, he is an eraser and his good instincts and football I.Q. make up for this shortcoming. He is an above average free safety and a sure tackler in open field. His versatility allows him to\u00a0play deep but also match up against the slot.<\/p>\n<p>Allen signed a four-year contract in 2014 and became the Falcons&#8217; starting safety for the 2015 season. He\u00a0finished with three interceptions, one sack, and four passes defended that year. He clocked a win for the Falcons in his first NFL start when he\u00a0intercepted a pass from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradSa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Bradford<\/a><\/strong> to end the game. Allen touted his ball skills in 2016 when he picked off four passes. He has 212 career tackles, one sack, 10 pass deflections and six interceptions. In 2017, he received $615,000 as an exclusive rights free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Allen played collegiately at Purdue and was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection in both 2011 and 2012. As a freshman in 2010, he recorded 73 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions, two pick-sixes, seven passes defended. In his sophomore year (2011), he had 79 tackles, three tackles for loss, three interceptions, one pick-six, one forced fumble and seven passes defended. Allen broke the Purdue record for interceptions for touchdowns in his junior year in 2012 with his fourth career interception for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Allen was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft and was 147th overall. Originally drafted as a cornerback, he was cut by <strong>Dan Quinn<\/strong> and subsequently brought back as a free safety by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SmitRi20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Smith<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"dRAMHe-jSitbAkv9Ya0Yjg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/900133994\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dRAMHe-jSitbAkv9Ya0Yjg',sig:'G3qn_u5wCV-LxbZ2jHWTPeB-c7KJgKKixoSHJDY4Y6k=',w:'594px',h:'394px',items:'900133994',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Falcons drafted Ricardo Allen in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Though he saw no action during his rookie year, he&#8217;s made a total of 50 starts in both the regular season and playoffs since. 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