Matt Allen
Encyclopedia
Matt Allen is a former American football
punter
in the NFL
who played for the New York Giants
. He played college football at Troy State.
He also played in 2 pre-season games for the Atlanta Falcons before joining the New York Giants.
College Football:
Matt played for Troy State University in Troy Alabama.
High School Sports:
Matt played Football, Basketball, and Baseball for Calvary Christian Academy in Montgomery, AL
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...
punter
Punter (football position)
A punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a...
in the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
who played for the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He played college football at Troy State.
NFL career
In his 2002 NFL, Allen made 63 punts for 2,326 yards with 2,045 net yards and an average 36.9 yards per punt. He is infamously known for throwing the incomplete pass, after a horrendous long-snap, on the last play of the Giants-49ers NFC Wildcard game on January 5, 2003, ending the Giants' season. Because there was pass interference on the play that was not called, this is one one the biggest referee blunders in NFL history.He also played in 2 pre-season games for the Atlanta Falcons before joining the New York Giants.
College Football:
Matt played for Troy State University in Troy Alabama.
High School Sports:
Matt played Football, Basketball, and Baseball for Calvary Christian Academy in Montgomery, AL