Dennis Allen (American football)
| New Orleans Saints | |
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator |
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| Date of birth: | September 22, 1972 |
| Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia |
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| High school: | Hurst (TX) Bell |
| College: | Texas A&M |
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| Regular season: | 8–28 (.222) |
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Dennis J. Allen (born September 22, 1972) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, but was fired after an 0–4 start during the 2014 NFL season. Allen also previously coached for the Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, University of Tulsa and his alma mater, Texas A&M University.
On September 29, 2014, Allen was fired as the Raiders head coach. Retracted reports from a day earlier led to media speculation, but the decision was not final until the day after.
On November 16, 2015, Allen took over the defensive coordinator job for the New Orleans Saints after Rob Ryan was fired. He was previously working with the Saints as a defensive assistant.
Born in Atlanta, Allen grew up in Hurst, Texas near Fort Worth and graduated from L. D. Bell High School. Allen attended Texas A&M University and played as a safety on R. C. Slocum's "Wrecking Crew" defense. Allen made an interception in the fourth quarter that secured an 18-9 win for Texas A&M over rival Texas. In the 1994 and 1995 seasons, Allen started the final 21 games of his collegiate career and was part of a defensive unit that ranked in the top five in the nation. Allen earned a B.B.A. in management from the Texas A&M School of Business Management in 1995. In 1996, Allen signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent but was cut during training camp.
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