The NFL team Philadelphia Eagles has signed hurdler and two-time Olympian Devon Allen, the football team announced.
Allen played wide receiver football at the University of Oregon in college, but then switched to track and field, specializing in the 110-meter hurdles.
The 27-year-old took part in the last two Olympic Games. In Tokyo last year he missed the Olympic bronze medal by just four hundredths of a second. “It’s now or never. I don’t want to get too old and try to get into the NFL when I’m 30 or 31,” said the three-time US champion when he signed his contract with the Eagles. Allen has not played football since 2016.