It's a tradition that hopefully continues. To be a part of that and to be up there with the greats, it's something that I literally can't describe how humbling and special it is.
I don't know what leads to that, but the Vikings have a rich history at defensive line. "There are certain organizations that have a knack for certain positions. "That D-line presence is strong in this building," Allen said.
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The others are John Randle (114), Chris Doleman (96½) and Allen, who had 85½ of his 136 career sacks, three of his four first-team All-Pro nods and four of his five Pro Bowl appearances in six seasons as a Viking (2008-13). 4 Alan Page (108½) are unofficial because their sacks came before 1982. The top two - Carl Eller (130) and Marshall (127) - and No. With Allen joining the club, the Ring of Honor will include the top six players on the Vikings' list of career pass rushers. That's what Jim instilled in me when I first got here." Just to be part of that history that will never go away.
"Jim was one of the first alumni legends, so to speak, that I got to connect with when I first got here. "I have a special place in my heart for Jim Marshall," Allen said of the team's iconic ironman. But then Allen went to the very first seed in the grass roots beginning of the Vikings' pass rushing tradition. He gave a nod to all of them, of course, including former teammate, lifelong friend and 26 th Ring of Honor inductee Kevin Williams. Saturday, during a stop at TCO Performance Center for Vikings practice, he was asked which of those names he always wanted most of all to stand alongside forever.
About a decade and one stadium ago, Jared Allen was the young buck on the Metrodome field looking up at the Vikings' Ring of Honor as the latest in a long procession of premier Purple pass rushers.įriday, he learned his name will become the 27 th added to the Ring come halftime of the Oct.
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