Minnesota Vikings During Allen's rookie season, he was the second string running back behind
Herschel Walker. The next season, the Vikings named Allen as the starter, and he rushed for 1,201 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also caught 49 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns. In the summer of 1993, Allen tore his
ACL in practice and missed the entire 1993 season. In 1994, Allen returned. Despite dealing with two bad ACL's, he was able to amass 1,031 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns.
Washington Redskins Allen joined the
Washington Redskins for the
1995 season and rushed for 1,309 yards and 10 touchdowns. During the
1996 season, his second with the Redskins, he gathered 21 rushing touchdowns. He was the fifth player to record 20 rushing touchdowns in a season and only five other players have achieved the mark since Allen did it in 1996. He also had another career best in the 1996 season; besides 21 rushing touchdowns, he ran for 1,353 yards, which earned him a spot in the
Pro Bowl. After the 1996 season, he played with Washington for only two more seasons and ran for 700 or more yards in each season.
New England Patriots In
1999, Allen played for the
New England Patriots, where he ran for nearly 900 yards with 8 rushing touchdowns.
New Orleans Saints Allen had the worst season of his career with the
New Orleans Saints in
2000, when he was forced into action after starting running back
Ricky Williams broke his ankle.
Baltimore Ravens On August 12, 2001, Allen signed with the Ravens following a season ending injury to
Jamal Lewis, reuniting with
Brian Billick, who was his offensive coordinator with the Vikings. He led the Ravens in rushing yards in his one season with the team, rushing for 658 yards. ==NFL career statistics==