Philadelphia Eagles large receiver Devon Allen may need a tough choice to make this August.
The Eagles are set to open coaching camp on July twenty fifth, and Allen is hoping to stay on the roster this yr after spending the 2023 season on the apply squad.
Nonetheless, Allen is likely to be in Budapest this August.
For the 2023 World Championships in observe and discipline.
Allen is an elite-level hurdler, and over this previous weekend he competed within the USA Observe and Area NYC Grand Prix. He completed second within the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.04 seconds, the fourth-fastest time on this planet this yr. You’ll be able to see that race right here, with Allen in lane 5:
Allen received the occasion in final yr’s USATF NYC Grand Prix, posting a time of 12.84 seconds. Daniel Roberts, who had a 13.01, received this yr’s occasion, ending simply forward of the Eagles WR.
Allen has improved his time in every of the 5 occasions he has run on this yr, beginning with a 13.46 in April on the Penn Relays. That’s fairly spectacular standing alone, however much more spectacular when you think about that his coaching for the outside season was delayed by the Eagles’ run to the Tremendous Bowl.
“It was a bit of bit later than most seasons with soccer and making it to the Tremendous Bowl, clearly,” defined Allen to KPIC over the weekend. “We didn’t end enjoying till February 12. Then, clearly, I needed a bit of little bit of day off to ensure I’m not banged up. It’s an extended soccer season.”
Up subsequent for the WR? The US Championships, scheduled for July 6-9 in Eugene, Oregon. How he does there may see him qualify for the World Championships, which might make for a really attention-grabbing choice in August.
“Yeah, I nonetheless don’t have a plan of what I’m gonna do with Worlds being throughout coaching camp. It’d be good to compete at Worlds and likewise it might be good to be at coaching camp so I could make the 53-man roster,” stated Allen to KPIC forward of the NYC GP. “So clearly it’s gonna be a bit of little bit of a choice however I’m not gonna fear about that, like I stated, till I make the world championship staff. USAS is a aggressive meet; simply gotta deal with doing that first.”
