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"A guy who is going to come in and work," Jonathan Allen is ready to join the #Redskins. My 1v1 intvw pic.twitter.com/Ete3REkKFq
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayCSN) April 28, 2017
Medicals:
Allen said every team he met with pre-draft cleared him medically.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) April 28, 2017
Allen said he isn't at all concerned about his shoulders. Said it wasn't a problem his senior year.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) April 28, 2017
Going home:
Jonathan Allen on going home to #Redskins: "It's a blessing. This is something you only read about in books." #NFLDraft
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayCSN) April 28, 2017
Happy guy. "Honestly, this was the best scenario for me and my family." pic.twitter.com/NteOt5sJky
— michael phillips (@michaelpRTD) April 28, 2017
Jonathan Allen: "I was praying for them to pull the trigger so I could go home."
— ESPN 980 (@espn980) April 28, 2017
Allen said he grew up cheering for the skins. Remembers going to training camp practice and seeing McNabb.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) April 28, 2017
NFL role models:
Allen says he loves to watch Geno Atkins. Really well spoken young man
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayCSN) April 28, 2017
Jonathan Allen: "There are two guys who I watch a lot: Geno Atkins and Aaron Donald." #Redskins
— ESPN 980 (@espn980) April 28, 2017
Getting picked:
Jay Gruden was the one who called Allen. Allen:
— Nora Princiotti (@NoraPrinciotti) April 28, 2017
"I was so emotional, it was hard for me, I kind of blacked out."
Coach Jay Gruden, telling AL DE Jonathan Allen #Skins chose him 17th: "We’re lucky to have you."
— Liz Clarke (@lizclarketweet) April 28, 2017
Allen: “No, I’m lucky you took me.”
Jonathan Allen: "I'm so excited to be a Washington Redskin"
— ESPN 980 (@espn980) April 28, 2017
Jonathan Allen: "I didn't realize it was a possibility until I got the [Redskins] phone call."
— ESPN 980 (@espn980) April 28, 2017
Draft slide:
Jonathan Allen said the slide doesn't bother him. "I just want to prove the Redskins right for picking me."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) April 28, 2017
Jonathan Allen has overcome a lot to get to this point: "this has just been a long time coming."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) April 28, 2017
Jonathan Allen: "I want to prove that the Redskins were right to draft me, rather than proving any teams wrong [for passing]."
— ESPN 980 (@espn980) April 28, 2017