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STUFF WE MISSED: Hurdler Devon Allen signs with Philadelphia Eagles...


Here's a couple of items we missed over the weekend:

The Philadelphia Eagles have signed former Renton resident Devon Allen (Paul Merca photo) to a three-year contract.

Allen, who hasn't played football since the 2016 season at the University of Oregon, was in Eugene earlier this month for Oregon's pro day, and ran an unofficial 4.35 in the 40, according to ESPN.

He then went to visit Philadelphia where he was offered a three-year deal, which is a standard contract for an undrafted free agent.

During his Oregon career, he had 54 receptions for 919 yards and eight touchdowns in 29 games.

A three-time national champion in the 110-meter hurdles, Allen told reporters that he intends to compete at the USATF championships in June and the World Athletics championships in July before turning his attention to football.

"It's now or never because I don't want to get too old," the 27-year-old Allen told reporters at Oregon's Pro Day. "I don't want to turn 30, 31, and then try and get into the NFL. I know the skill gap is still there from college to the NFL, but I think when I did play college and when I did play at a pretty good level, I would consider myself talented enough to play in the NFL."

Courtesy of the Eagles' Twitter account, here's a highlight of Allen during his football days at Oregon:

The Eagles' release is available here.

On Saturday, former Washington State standout triple jumper Kiana Davis finished fourth at the USATF Bermuda Games at the National Sports Centre in Devonshire.

Davis finished fourth in the competition with a best of 41-7 (12.67m), as Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica, who was fourth in last year's Olympics, won with a best of 46-5.25 (14.15m).

Complete results of the USATF Bermuda Games are available here.

NOTE: The media relations office of the Philadelphia Eagles and USA Track & Field contributed to this report.

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