Eagles' Devon Allen qualifies for track championships

Devon Allen looks toward the clock after finishing in the semifinals of the men s 110 meter hurdles Sunday, June 26, 2022 at the USA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Eagles WR Devon Allen qualifies for World Outdoor Track and Field Championships

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 6/27/22

Rookie wide receiver Devon Allen is looking forward to his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles, but he also isn't letting his career as an Olympic hurdler completely fade away.

The University of Oregon product finished third in the men's 110-meter hurdles over the weekend, which was good enough to qualify for the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., next month.

An epic showdown for the 110m hurdles final!@riseofdrob takes the GOLD, @TreyCunningham the SILVER, and @DevonAllen13 the BRONZE. @usatf | #USATFOutdoors pic.twitter.com/LrxSe4hPMX
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) June 26, 2022

The Eagles signed the 27-year-old to a three-year deal after he ran a 4.35 40-yard dash at Oregon's Pro Day back in April. Allen admitted he thinks he would have already been playing in the NFL if he hadn't suffered two ACL injuries in college.

"If I didn't have any knee injuries in college, I probably would have been in the NFL for five years by now," Allen told the New York Times. "I probably would have just gone the draft route and found out what I could do in the off-season with track."

Allen hasn't played in a football game since his senior year at Oregon in 2016, when he suffered his second ACL injury. He signed a professional track-and-field contract and finished fifth in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

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