Jonathan Allen
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Thu 3/12/26 2:30 PM

Allen and the Bengals agreed to terms on a two-year, $26 million deal Thursday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 31-year-old defensive lineman from Alabama is set to join the Bengals after spending his 2025 campaign with the Vikings. Allen has appeared in 25 regular-season games over the last two seasons, recording 87 total tackles, including 6.5 sacks. Additionally, he earned Pro Bowl selections in 2021 and 2022 while playing for the Commanders. Now in Cincinnati, Allen is expected to operate as the Bengals' top interior defensive lineman during the 2026 season.

Jonathan Allen
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Wed 3/4/26 8:06 PM

The Vikings are expected to release Allen in the coming days, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Allen inked a three-year, $51 million deal with the Vikings last offseason, but Minnesota is way over the salary cap and needs to make cost-cutting moves. In releasing Allen, Minnesota would clear $6.5 million in cap space but also retain more than $17.3 million in dead money. In his lone season with the Vikings, Allen started all 17 regular-season contests, recording a career-high 68 tackles (29 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery on 76 percent of the defensive snaps.

Jonathan Allen
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Tue 1/6/26 10:53 PM

Allen posted three tackles (one solo) in Sunday's 16-3 win over the Packers. He finished the season with 68 tackles (29 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and a fumble recovery over 17 games.
EDGE Analysis
Allen wasn't prolific but managed to stay healthy in his first campaign outside of Washington after he played in just eight regular-season games for the Commanders last year. The veteran defensive end's 68 stops tied a career-best regular-season mark, though his 3.5 sacks were his fewest over a full season since 2020. This was the first campaign of Allen's three-year contract, though it's not out of the question that the Vikings could opt to cut him in the offseason.

Jonathan Allen
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Sun 12/28/25 3:22 PM

Allen posted seven tackles (three solo) during the Vikings' 23-10 win over the Lions on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Allen finished Thursday's game with the second-most tackles on the Vikings behind Blake Cashman (17). Allen has posted at least seven stops in back-to-back games and is up to 65 tackles (28 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery through 16 regular-season games.

Jonathan Allen
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Mon 12/22/25 10:19 PM

Allen posted eight tackles (four solo), including 1.0 sacks, during the Vikings' 16-13 win over the Giants on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Allen got to Jaxson Dart for a six-yard sack on the final play of the third quarter. It was Allen's first sack since Week 10 against the Ravens, and the 2017 first-rounder is up to 3.5 sacks through 15 regular-season games. He's also logged 58 combined tackles on the year, which puts him in striking distance of his career high that he set in 2019 as a member of the Commanders (68 tackles through 15 regular-season games). Allen will have two more opportunities to set a new career high in tackles, starting with Christmas Day against the Lions.

Jonathan Allen
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Tue 11/11/25 9:15 PM

Allen tallied four solo tackles, including 1.0 sacks, in Minnesota's loss versus the Ravens on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Allen recorded the team's lone sack of Lamar Jackson during the loss. After failing to tally a sack across the first five games of the season, the 30-year-old has been more productive as of late, notching 2.5 sacks across his last four outings.

Jonathan Allen
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Fri 10/24/25 8:36 PM

Allen posted five tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, in a loss to the Chargers on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Allen made a pair of nice plays early in the fourth quarter, assisting on a tackle of RB Kimani Vidal for a one-yard loss and then sacking Justin Herbert three players later. After going without a sack in each of his first five games, Allen now has 1.5 sacks over the past two weeks. His regular-season career high is 9.0 sacks, which he recorded in 2021 with Washington.

Jonathan Allen
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Wed 9/10/25 1:12 AM

Allen had three total tackles, a QB hit and five QB hurries, according to Pro Football Focus, in Monday's win at Chicago.
EDGE Analysis
Allen had a mixed performance tackling with two missed tackles and two stops, but was impactful in the pass rush. He played on 52 of the defense's 67 snaps as he'll be mainstay on the interior defensive line.

Jonathan Allen
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Tue 3/11/25 9:22 AM

Allen is signing a three-year, $60 million contract with the Vikings, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
EDGE Analysis
The Commanders released Allen on Friday after he failed to generate interest on his old contract. His new deal isn't quite at the top of the market for defensive tackles, but it can't really be called a paycut either. A pectoral tear limited the 30-year-old to eight games in his final season with the Commanders, but he had at least 5.5 sacks and 17 QB hits in each of the three preceding campaigns, maintaining a reputation as one of the league's more impactful interior pass rushers. Allen's work against the run has been less impressive, especially in recent years, but he's never lacked for tackles, topping 60 in six straight seasons before slumping to 53 in 2023 and then 19 in 2024 (301 snaps).

Jonathan Allen
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Mon 3/10/25 12:23 PM

The Vikings are hosting Allen for a visit Monday, Kevin Seifert of ESPN reports.
EDGE Analysis
Allen, who was released by the Commanders on Friday after having previously been given permission to seek a trade, is already exploring his options in free agency. The 30-year-old defensive tackle racked up 19 tackles (16 solo), including 3.0 sacks, across eight regular-season appearances in 2024, and he could help fill a position of need for Minnesota's defensive line.