Eagles’ Allen runs 4th-fastest 110m hurdles in ’23

Philadelphia Eagles extensive receiver Devon Allen ran his quickest time within the 110-meter hurdles this 12 months Saturday on the USATF NYC Grand Prix.

Allen ran in a time of 13.04 seconds — tied for the fourth quickest on the planet this 12 months — and completed second behind Daniel Roberts, who had a time of 13.01 seconds.

He has improved his time in every of the 5 110-meter hurdles he has competed on this 12 months, beginning with the occasion on the Penn Relays, the place he gained with a time of 13.46 in April.

Allen, 28, spent final season on the Eagles’ apply squad after signing with the group in April. Earlier than that, he had final performed soccer for the College of Oregon in 2016. He had put his soccer profession on maintain to pursue observe and subject and completed fifth and fourth within the 110-meter hurdles prior to now two Olympics.

He was requested on the NBC Sports activities broadcast about how he’s managing juggling soccer and observe and subject.

“It is going nicely. You recognize, balancing each is troublesome however I am having lots of enjoyable,” he stated. “So long as I can keep wholesome, it is good to compete in opposition to these guys in high-quality competitors. You recognize, 13.01 and 13.04 is nothing to scoff at so we’re able to go.”

He additionally ran in observe occasions final 12 months after signing with the Eagles and ran his private finest time of 12.84 seconds within the 110-meter hurdles — and third quickest in world ever — successful the occasion on the USATF NYC Grand Prix.

Allen will subsequent compete on the USATF Out of doors Championships, scheduled for July 6-9 in Eugene, Oregon. If he had been to qualify for the world championships, which is able to happen Aug. 18-27 in Budapest, Hungary, he has stated he may have a call to make.

“Yeah, I nonetheless haven’t got a plan of what I’ll do with worlds being, you understand, throughout coaching camp,” Allen told KPIC-TV in Oregon forward of the NYC Grand Prix. “Clearly, it might be good to compete at worlds and likewise it will be good to be at coaching camp so I could make the 53-man roster. So, clearly it’ll be a bit of little bit of a call, however I am not going to fret about that, like I stated, till I make the world championship group. USA is a aggressive meet. Simply obtained to give attention to doing that first.”