Jared Allen is a defensive end who played college football at Idaho State University and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Allen played 12 seasons in the NFL for the Chiefs, the Minnesota Vikings (2008–2013), the Chicago Bears, and the Carolina Panthers, reaching Super Bowl 50 with the Panthers. During his career, he was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a four-time First-team All-Pro. He led the NFL in sacks twice, including a franchise-record 22.0 sacks for the Vikings in 2011, and finished his career with 136 total sacks. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
Through his organization, Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, he helps build injury-specific accessible homes for severely wounded United States military veterans.