Marvin Allen
Encyclopedia
Marvin Allen is an American football
wide receiver
who plays for the London Warriors. He was signed by the London Olympians
in 2001. He attended St. Joseph's College
.
Allen has also played for the Frankfurt Galaxy
, Rhein Fire
and Amsterdam Admirals
of NFL Europa. He was an international practice squad player for the Steelers in 2006, the Miami Dolphins
in 2007 and the Steelers in 2008.
and he caught 12 passes for 136 yards (11.3 yards per catch) with a long of 21 during his rookie year. In 2006, Allen played for three different teams in NFL Europa. During the regular season he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy and Rhein Fire
. He played for the Amsterdam Admirals
in Yello Strom World Bowl XIV
. He caught six passes for 79 yards (13.2 yards per catch).
Allen was signed by the Steelers in July 2006. He was put on the practice squad in accordance with the NFL International Development Practice Squad program. After a season with the Miami Dolphins in the same role, he went back to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2008 season. He remained on the practice squad with Pittsburgh throughout the regular and post-season. He was on the team sideline during the Super Bowl XLIII.
Allen now plays for the London Warriors as a wide receiver.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who plays for the London Warriors. He was signed by the London Olympians
London Olympians
The London Olympians is a British amateur American football team, based in Crystal Palace, London. They are the United Kingdom's most successful amateur American football club...
in 2001. He attended St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College, Bradford
St. Joseph's Catholic College is a Roman Catholic Girls' school with specialist science college status, situated in Manningham, close to Bradford city centre in West Yorkshire, England.-School history:...
.
Allen has also played for the Frankfurt Galaxy
Frankfurt Galaxy
The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...
, Rhein Fire
Rhein Fire
The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...
and Amsterdam Admirals
Amsterdam Admirals
The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europe based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-History:The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe...
of NFL Europa. He was an international practice squad player for the Steelers in 2006, the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 2007 and the Steelers in 2008.
Professional career
In 2005, Allen played for the Frankfurt GalaxyFrankfurt Galaxy
The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...
and he caught 12 passes for 136 yards (11.3 yards per catch) with a long of 21 during his rookie year. In 2006, Allen played for three different teams in NFL Europa. During the regular season he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy and Rhein Fire
Rhein Fire
The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...
. He played for the Amsterdam Admirals
Amsterdam Admirals
The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europe based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-History:The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe...
in Yello Strom World Bowl XIV
World Bowl XIV
World Bowl XIV was NFL Europe's 2006 championship game. It was played at the LTU Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany on Saturday, May 27, 2006.The game was between the 7-3 Frankfurt Galaxy and the defending World Bowl Champion Amsterdam Admirals . 36,286 people were in attendance, as the Galaxy stripped...
. He caught six passes for 79 yards (13.2 yards per catch).
Allen was signed by the Steelers in July 2006. He was put on the practice squad in accordance with the NFL International Development Practice Squad program. After a season with the Miami Dolphins in the same role, he went back to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2008 season. He remained on the practice squad with Pittsburgh throughout the regular and post-season. He was on the team sideline during the Super Bowl XLIII.
Allen now plays for the London Warriors as a wide receiver.