Stallions DB Brian Allen Scores On Pick-Six During Week Two Of USFL Season
Apr 23, 2022, 6:56 PM | Updated: Feb 25, 2023, 6:28 pm
Brian Allen #29 of Birmingham Stallions celebrates with teammates after getting an interception and running it for a touchdown in the first quarter of the game against the Houston Gamblers at Protective Stadium on April 23, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Jamie Squire/USFL/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jamie Squire/USFL/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Former Utah Utes and current Birmingham Stallions cornerback Brian Allen returned an interception for a touchdown in week two of the USFL season.
Allen and Stallions played the Houston Gamblers on Saturday, April 23.
With 14:13 remaining in the first quarter, Allen picked off Gamblers quarterback Clayton Thorson and returned the pigskin 48 yards to the house.
Brian Allen TO THE HOUSE. 🏠
📺 @FOXSports pic.twitter.com/0UXZOLwzFz
— Birmingham Stallions (@USFLStallions) April 23, 2022
Allen’s pick-six gave Birmingham a 7-0 lead.
Another look at that pick-six from @B_ALLO_14 to put the @USFLStallions on top 💪🐎 pic.twitter.com/qIXiad3Qjn
— USFL (@USFL) April 23, 2022
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During the opening week of the USFL season, Allen had four tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass defended in Birmingham’s 28-24 win over the New Jersey Generals on April 16.
Prior to playing professional football, Allen was a standout player for the University of Utah from 2012-16.
The La Marque, Texas native was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. From 2017-21, Allen played in the NFL for the Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns.
Birmingham’s game against Houston is televised on FS1.
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