NFL's Russell Allen suffers stroke, won't return.

Posted Tue, May 20th, 2014 The MMQB - By Robert Klemko

May 2014| Phone: 866.512.0444

Jacksonville's Russell Allen details the hit that caused his stroke and forced him to retire.

"Jaguars linebacker Russell Allen thought he had his bell rung against the Bills in week 15 last season. He played through the injury and double vision, but two days later found he'd suffered a stroke on the field. A dead spot in his brain means he'll never play football again."
- Robert Klemko

In an interview with Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated, Allen provides a powerful first person account of his injury, the reaction of his family, and his hopes for future players.

When The Game Goes Dark - by Robert Klemko
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Russell Allen's Career
Allen was a true success story in the NFL. He went undrafted out of San Diego State in 2009, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jaguars. He became one of two undrafted rookies to make the team after camp. In October of 2009, he started the first game and went on to play all 16 subsequent games of the season.

Following a great rookie year, Allen signed a 3 year $6M contract with Jacksonville in March of 2012 and played great in 2012 and 2013. On April 17th of 2014 he was released by the Jaguars for a failed physical and on April 22nd he retired. Allen never missed a game in his career until the final two following his stroke.

The future for Allen is now uncertain. He still has problems with picking up handheld objects, and general coordination, though doctors believe these difficulties will subside over time.

The Financial Loss
Russell Allen was scheduled to make a base salary of $1.975M this season, with a signing bonus of $416,667, and miscellaneous bonuses of $525,000; he would have made $2,916,667 this season alone. Another stellar season this year would have put Allen on pace for another deal/contract (potentially a multi-year contract) from a team who needed competition at the Linebacker position or solid back-up. The Jets recently signed back-up Garrett McIntyre for one year extension carrying a $645,000 salary.

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